Edward Martin

U.S. Senator
Born
September 18, 1879
Died
March 19, 1967
Age at death
87
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1946–1952
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Martin4.2M
Opponents3.5M
2
Elections run

Between 1946 and 1952, Edward Martin ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 2. Martin's biggest single-election total was 2,331,034 votes, in the 1952 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania.

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How many votes has Edward Martin received?

Edward Martin has received 4,184,492 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Edward Martin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1952U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaWon2,331,03451.58%Guy K. Bard
Ira S. Sassaman

William J. Van Essen

Anna Chester

Frank Knotek (head-to-head)
1946U.S. SenatePennsylvaniaWon1,853,45859.26%Joseph F. Guffey
Dale H. Loren

Frank Knotek (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000177) and Wikidata (Q355764). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Edward Martin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/edward-martin. 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.