Donald Matthews

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 3, 1907
Died: October 26, 1997
Age at death: 90
Home state: Florida
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1962–1964

Career timeline

1962Rep 1964Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Matthews72,761

Opponents0

Elections run

Between 1962 and 1964, Donald Matthews ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Matthews's biggest single-election total was 49,374 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in Florida's District 8.

Browse every U.S. House race in Florida's District 8 or all 1964 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Donald Matthews received?

Donald Matthews has received 72,761 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Donald Matthews’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1964	U.S. HouseFlorida	Won	49,37499.93%	—
1962	U.S. HouseFlorida	Won	23,38799.96%	—

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000253) and Wikidata (Q1240249). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Donald Matthews: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/donald-matthews. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.