Frank Walsh

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1888–1930
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Walsh184,797
Opponents329,172
5
Elections run

Between 1888 and 1930, Frank Walsh ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Walsh's biggest single-election total was 76,909 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 2.

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How many votes has Frank Walsh received?

Frank Walsh has received 184,797 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

Frank Walsh’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1930U.S. HouseIllinoisLost63,34144.9%Morton Hull (head-to-head)
Louise Loeb Hamburger

Grant Date
1928U.S. HouseIllinoisLost76,90937.9%Morton Hull (head-to-head)
1926U.S. HouseIllinoisLost37,51834.25%Morton Hull (head-to-head)
Natalie Schretler
1910U.S. HouseIllinoisLost7,02828.06%James McDermott
Peter Bulthouse

Franklin J Reed
1888U.S. HouseIllinoisLost10%Edward Lane
Brown

Jasper L Douthit

Robert R Wallace

Adlai E Stevenson

William Waggoner

Rob Patten

Charles Kerr

Perry H Smith Jr.

Edgar L D Douthis

W G Cochran
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Frank Walsh: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/frank-walsh. 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.