Frank Crosswaith

U.S. House candidate
Home state
New York
Party
socialist
On the ballot
1922–1940
0-7
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Crosswaith126,521
Opponents10.8M
7
Elections run

Between 1922 and 1940, Frank Crosswaith ran in 7 U.S. House elections, losing all 7. Crosswaith's biggest single-election total was 101,184 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in New York's at-large district.

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How many votes has Frank Crosswaith received?

Frank Crosswaith has received 126,521 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

Frank Crosswaith’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1940U.S. HouseNew YorkLost5,9318.04%Walter Lynch
Cornell
1936U.S. HouseNew YorkLost101,1840.97%Matthew Merritt
Caroline Mrs Oday

Natalie F Couch

Anthony J Contiguglia

Edna Mitchell Blue

Roy Hudson

Helen Gerson
1934U.S. HouseNew YorkLost4,0164.41%Joseph Gavagan (head-to-head)
Kenneth Cameron

Austin E Ford (head-to-head)
1932U.S. HouseNew YorkLost7,3907.06%Joseph Gavagan (head-to-head)
Smith

Washington T Henderson
1930U.S. HouseNew YorkLost3,6995.24%Joseph Gavagan (head-to-head)
Mortimer Kraus

Austin E Ford (head-to-head)
1928U.S. HouseNew YorkLost2,2472.78%Sol Bloom
David Steinhardt
1922U.S. HouseNew YorkLost2,0543.05%Royal Weller
Martin Ansorge

D Leigh Colvin

Morris Vanveen
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Frank Crosswaith: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/frank-crosswaith. 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.