Harry Sheppard
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 10, 1885
- Died
- April 28, 1969
- Age at death
- 84
- Home state
- California
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1936–1962
14-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sheppard1.1M
Opponents628,345
14
Elections run
Between 1936 and 1962, Harry Sheppard ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Sheppard's biggest single-election total was 124,662 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in California's District 27. Sheppard's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. House election in California's District 21, decided by 3,834 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in California's District 33, every U.S. House race in California's District 27, or every U.S. House race in California's District 21.
How many votes has Harry Sheppard received?
Harry Sheppard has received 1,063,376 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 96,19259.02% | O D Thomas |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 123,64566.78% | Curtis H Castle (head-to-head) |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 105,06272.26% | Curtis H Castle (head-to-head) |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 124,66299.79% | — |
| 1954 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 65,38964.75% | Martin K Barrett |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 68,77355.02% | Carl B Hilliard |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 62,99457.43% | W D Reynolds |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 61,38355.19% | Lowell E Lathrop (head-to-head) Howard G Louks |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 37,22952.69% | Lowell E Lathrop (head-to-head) |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 48,53958.51% | J W Webb |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 38,41996.43% | Arthur E Isham |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 84,93152.89% | Lotus H Loudon |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 75,81953.3% | Carl A Johnson |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseCalifornia | Won | 70,33953.79% | Henry Collins Charles McLauchlan |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000335) and Wikidata (Q1586714). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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