Edna Kelly

U.S. Representative
Born
August 20, 1906
Died
December 14, 1997
Age at death
91
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1950–1964
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kelly777,732
Opponents268,321
8
Elections run

Between 1950 and 1964, Edna Kelly ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Kelly's biggest single-election total was 141,570 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in New York's District 12. Kelly's closest win came in the 1950 U.S. House election in New York's District 10, decided by 41,362 votes.

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How many votes has Edna Kelly received?

Edna Kelly has received 777,732 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

Edna Kelly’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1964U.S. HouseNew YorkWon141,5708.49%Carlo G Colavito
1962U.S. HouseNew YorkWon106,37560.79%Louis P Goldberg
1960U.S. HouseNew YorkWon98,93812.7%Jerome P Schneider (head-to-head)
1958U.S. HouseNew YorkWon77,35164.27%Jerome P Schneider (head-to-head)
1956U.S. HouseNew YorkWon100,8089.89%Beny Sher (head-to-head)
1954U.S. HouseNew YorkWon80,54111.46%Beny Sher (head-to-head)
Oliver Leeds
1952U.S. HouseNew YorkWon105,30214.09%Thomas
1950U.S. HouseNew YorkWon66,84714.29%David L Samuels
Gerald Root
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000070) and Wikidata (Q1967257). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Edna Kelly: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/edna-kelly. 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.