Fred Crawford

U.S. Representative
Born
May 5, 1888
Died
April 13, 1957
Age at death
68
Home state
Michigan
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1934–1950
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Crawford502,229
Opponents325,349
9
Elections run

Between 1934 and 1950, Fred Crawford ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Crawford's biggest single-election total was 75,700 votes, in the 1944 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 8. Crawford's closest win came in the 1936 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 8, decided by 1,070 votes.

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How many votes has Fred Crawford received?

Fred Crawford has received 502,229 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

Fred Crawford’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1950U.S. HouseMichiganWon55,00160.48%Leland S Jennings
Holgar Larson (head-to-head)
1948U.S. HouseMichiganWon61,39461.32%Louis C Schwinger (head-to-head)
Rolland M Severance

Arthur J Parent

Roy K Nutson
1946U.S. HouseMichiganWon58,72572.57%J Charles Mottashed
H T Green
1944U.S. HouseMichiganWon75,70067.48%William A Hemmer
Verdon Dunckel
1942U.S. HouseMichiganWon45,18266.92%Michael J Hart (head-to-head)
James L Hazeldine
1940U.S. HouseMichiganWon68,26561.15%Louis C Schwinger (head-to-head)
Holgar Larson (head-to-head)
1938U.S. HouseMichiganWon52,25058.7%Louis C Schwinger (head-to-head)
1936U.S. HouseMichiganWon45,37946.81%Michael J Hart (head-to-head)
Clarence J Brainerd
1934U.S. HouseMichiganWon40,33351.5%Michael J Hart (head-to-head)
Milan F Martin

John J Keon
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000889) and Wikidata (Q1452413). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Fred Crawford: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/fred-crawford. 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.