George Kelly

U.S. Representative
Born
December 12, 1900
Died
June 26, 1971
Age at death
70
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1936
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kelly82,708
Opponents77,522
1
Elections run

George Kelly (1900–1971), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1936 U.S. House election in New York's District 38 with 82,708 votes (51.62%), defeating Joseph Fritsch Jr. and John Simpson and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has George Kelly received?

George Kelly has received 82,708 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

George Kelly’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1936U.S. HouseNew YorkWon82,70851.62%Joseph Fritsch Jr.
John Simpson

Richard M Briggs

Ezra Harari
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000072) and Wikidata (Q1270013). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Kelly: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-kelly. 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.