Edward Gardner, U.S. Representative

Edward Gardner

★ U.S. Representative
Born
August 7, 1898
Died
December 7, 1950
Age at death
52
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
Years in office
2 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot
1944–1946
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gardner169,996
Opponents165,235
2
Elections run

Between 1944 and 1946, Edward Gardner ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Gardner's biggest single-election total was 104,247 votes, in the 1944 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 3.

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How many votes has Edward Gardner received?

Edward Gardner has received 169,996 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Edward Gardner’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1946U.S. HouseOhioLost65,74948.02%Raymond Burke
1944U.S. HouseOhioWon104,24752.57%Harry Jeffrey
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000051) and Wikidata (Q5343841). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Edward Gardner: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/edward-gardner. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified September 25, 2026.