Hamilton F. Kean, U.S. Senator

Hamilton F. Kean

U.S. Senator
Born
February 27, 1862
Died
December 27, 1941
Age at death
79
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1928–1934
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kean1.4M
Opponents1.4M
2
Elections run

Between 1928 and 1934, Hamilton F. Kean ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Kean's biggest single-election total was 841,752 votes, in the 1928 U.S. Senate election in New Jersey.

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How many votes has Hamilton F. Kean received?

Hamilton F. Kean has received 1,396,235 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Hamilton F. Kean’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1934U.S. SenateNew JerseyLost554,48340.85%A. Harry Moore
Will D. Martin (head-to-head)

Renecca Grecht

Elwood Hollingsworth

John C. Butterworth

William L. Detmering
1928U.S. SenateNew JerseyWon841,75257.87%Edward I. Edwards
Charlotte L. Bohlin

Albert Weisbrod

Will D. Martin (head-to-head)

Frank Sanders
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000026) and Wikidata (Q5644946). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Hamilton F. Kean: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/hamilton-kean. 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.