George Breitman

U.S. Senate candidate

Born: February 28, 1916
Died: April 19, 1986
Age at death: 70
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Socialist Workers
On the ballot: 1940–1954

Career timeline

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0-6

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Breitman22,712

Opponents10.4M

Elections run

Between 1940 and 1954, George Breitman ran in 6 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 6. Breitman's biggest single-election total was 8,076 votes, in the 1948 U.S. Senate election in New Jersey.

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How many votes has George Breitman received?

George Breitman has received 22,712 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–6.

Election history

George Breitman’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1954	U.S. SenateNew Jersey	Lost	3,5900.2%	Clifford P. Case Charles R. Howell Henry J. Krajewski Fred A. Hartley Albert A. Ronis (head-to-head)
1952	U.S. SenateNew Jersey	Lost	5,0880.22%	H. Alexander Smith (head-to-head) Archibald S. Alexander (head-to-head) Katherine A. Van Orden Albert A. Ronis (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. SenateNew Jersey	Lost	8,0760.43%	Robert C. Hendrickson Archibald S. Alexander (head-to-head) James Imbrie Rubye Smith George W. Ridout (head-to-head) George E. Bopp
1946	U.S. SenateNew Jersey	Lost	4,9760.36%	H. Alexander Smith (head-to-head) George E. Brunner John C. Butterworth (head-to-head) Arthur Riley George W. Ridout (head-to-head) Frederick W. Collins Mark M. Jones
1942	U.S. SenateNew Jersey	Lost	6790.06%	Albert W. Hawkes William H. Smathers William L. Becker Lorenzo Harris Elmo L. Bateman John C. Butterworth (head-to-head)
1940	U.S. SenateNew Jersey	Lost	3030.02%	William Warren Barbour James H. Cromwell Macalister Coleman James A. Tumulty Mary E. Dooner Edson R. Leach Harry Santhouse

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q5537227). 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.