Harry Coffee

U.S. Representative
Born
March 16, 1890
Died
October 3, 1972
Age at death
82
Home state
Nebraska
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1934–1940
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Coffee238,640
Opponents176,227
4
Elections run

Between 1934 and 1940, Harry Coffee ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Coffee's biggest single-election total was 63,025 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Nebraska's District 5. Coffee's closest win came in the 1934 U.S. House election in Nebraska's District 5, decided by 6,548 votes.

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How many votes has Harry Coffee received?

Harry Coffee has received 238,640 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Harry Coffee’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1940U.S. HouseNebraskaWon63,02558.05%Edgar Howard
1938U.S. HouseNebraskaWon57,19262.42%William E Shuman
E J Flood
1936U.S. HouseNebraskaWon62,71458.26%George I Wright
Chas H Brown

Austin E Jay
1934U.S. HouseNebraskaWon55,70952.05%Albert N Mathers
Burt Sell

Herold B Applegate
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000582) and Wikidata (Q1425417). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Harry Coffee: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/harry-coffee. 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.