George Dondero

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 16, 1883
Died: January 29, 1968
Age at death: 84
Home state: Michigan
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1932–1954

Career timeline

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12-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Dondero980,991

Opponents780,882

Elections run

Between 1932 and 1954, George Dondero ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Dondero's biggest single-election total was 116,427 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 17. Dondero's closest win came in the 1936 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 17, decided by 1,140 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 18, every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 17, or all 1954 U.S. House races.

How many votes has George Dondero received?

George Dondero has received 980,991 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

George Dondero’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1954	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	80,77153.86%	Paul Sutton Frank Troha
1952	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	108,67356.16%	Arthur J Law John S Hall Albert M Todd
1950	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	114,27455.59%	Eugene G Donohoe A J Nellis
1948	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	116,42752.74%	G A Brown O Lon Chaney Paul Oldenburg Jr.
1946	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	102,33664.73%	John W L Hicks (head-to-head) William H Taylor
1944	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	116,24256.39%	John W L Hicks (head-to-head) Mathew B Hammond Paul Kenworthy
1942	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	56,60756.8%	Dorothy K Roosevelt
1940	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	82,80954.73%	Edward P Allen (head-to-head) W H Allmendinger (head-to-head)
1938	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	63,76961.4%	Samuel G Backus W H Allmendinger (head-to-head) Raymond Bentley
1936	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	51,60347.65%	Edward P Allen (head-to-head) Maynard Seibert W H Allmendinger (head-to-head) Harry E Irwin Thomas F Slater (head-to-head) Leslie Buck
1934	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	35,56253.78%	William O Webster W H Allmendinger (head-to-head) Otto Wittrick Thomas F Slater (head-to-head) William Allen Nelson
1932	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	51,91852.64%	Harry Mitchell W H Allmendinger (head-to-head) Nimrod F Jenkins

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000411) and Wikidata (Q1506870). 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.