Frank J. Horton

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 12, 1919
Died: August 30, 2004
Age at death: 84
Home state: New York
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1962–1990

Career timeline

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15-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Horton1.8M

Opponents820,278

Elections run

Between 1962 and 1990, Frank J. Horton ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Horton's biggest single-election total was 142,803 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in New York's District 34. Horton's closest win came in the 1964 U.S. House election in New York's District 36, decided by 25,897 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 29, every U.S. House race in New York's District 34, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 36.

How many votes has Frank J. Horton received?

Frank J. Horton has received 1,771,318 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.

Election history

Frank J. Horton’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1990	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	89,10555.82%	Alton F. Eber Peter DeMauro Donald M. Peters (head-to-head)
1988	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	132,60868.83%	James R. Vogel (head-to-head) Richard G. Baxter Donald M. Peters (head-to-head)
1986	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	99,70470.71%	James R. Vogel (head-to-head) Robert C. Byrnes Jr. Donald M. Peters (head-to-head)
1984	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	138,36269.65%	James R. Toole (head-to-head) James L. Hale Donald M. Peters (head-to-head)
1982	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	104,41266.4%	William C. Larsen (head-to-head) Edwin Lundberg
1980	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	133,27872.91%	James R. Toole (head-to-head) Clyde O. Benoy William Bastuk David D. Hoesly
1978	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	122,78543.08%	Leo J. Kesselring
1976	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	126,56665.85%	William C. Larsen (head-to-head) Thomas D. Cook
1974	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	105,58567.52%	Irene Gossin Charles Warren Virginia Tadio
1972	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	142,80372.12%	Jack Rubens Richard E Lusink Ramon A Martinez
1970	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	123,20970.52%	Jordan E Pappas David F Hampson Morley Schloss
1968	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	138,40070.35%	Augustine J Marvin Leo J Kesselring Robert L Holms
1966	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	110,51467.31%	Thomas Robert H Detig Donald P Feder
1964	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	107,40656.01%	Williams Helmut A Zander
1962	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	96,58159.27%	Robert R Bickal

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000797) and Wikidata (Q5487325). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.