Gordon Canfield

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 15, 1898
Died: June 20, 1972
Age at death: 74
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1940–1958

Career timeline

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10-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Canfield709,061

Opponents480,838

Elections run

Between 1940 and 1958, Gordon Canfield ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Canfield's biggest single-election total was 97,338 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 8. Canfield's closest win came in the 1948 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 8, decided by 148 votes.

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How many votes has Gordon Canfield received?

Gordon Canfield has received 709,061 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Gordon Canfield’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1958	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	68,38558.1%	Joseph R Brumale Harry Santhouse (head-to-head) Ronald G Timm
1956	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	96,49460.81%	John F Gardner Harry Santhouse (head-to-head) Bell
1954	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	65,35954.75%	Harry Joelson (head-to-head) Harry Santhouse (head-to-head)
1952	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	97,33862.59%	John J Winberry Peter J Toth (head-to-head) Edith Claxton Harry Santhouse (head-to-head)
1950	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	60,42063.57%	Charles H Roemer Joseph Carie (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	59,19147.52%	Harry Joelson (head-to-head) Peter J Toth (head-to-head) Joseph Carie (head-to-head)
1946	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	57,61670.51%	John Breslin V Peter J Toth (head-to-head) Nathan Liss Henry Lun (head-to-head)
1944	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	75,47958.46%	Job Smith Benjamin S Dormida (head-to-head) Harry Santhouse (head-to-head)
1942	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	56,58266.56%	Irving Abramson Henry Lun (head-to-head) Henry George Linke Benjamin S Dormida (head-to-head)
1940	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	72,19758.61%	Addison P Rosenkrans William Sommers Henry Lun (head-to-head) Donald Feenstra Stephen J Knechtle

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000113) and Wikidata (Q1423018). 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.