Frank Towey

U.S. Representative
Born
November 5, 1895
Died
September 4, 1979
Age at death
83
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1936
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Towey54,688
Opponents54,915
1
Elections run

Frank Towey (1895–1979), a Democratic politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1936 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 12 with 54,688 votes (49.9%), defeating Frederick R Lehlbach and Harry Lichtman and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Frank Towey received?

Frank Towey has received 54,688 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Frank Towey’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1936U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon54,68849.9%Frederick R Lehlbach
Harry Lichtman

Kurt Odenheim
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000323) and Wikidata (Q1444392). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Frank Towey: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/frank-towey. 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.