Henry Watson

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 24, 1856
Died: August 27, 1933
Age at death: 77
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1914–1932

Career timeline

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10-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Watson455,451

Opponents231,655

Elections run

Between 1914 and 1932, Henry Watson ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Watson's biggest single-election total was 102,019 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 9. Watson's closest win came in the 1932 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 9, decided by 3,236 votes.

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How many votes has Henry Watson received?

Henry Watson has received 455,451 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Henry Watson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1932	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	40,72650.26%	Norton L Lichtenwalner Walter L Huhn
1930	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	63,28673.02%	John F Headly
1928	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	102,01976.28%	Richard Vaux Evans
1926	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	38,35071.31%	Thomas H Hamilton Ellwood Sand Edwin S Orr Richard J Madden
1924	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	60,31672.54%	C William Freed (head-to-head) Anna Vanskite Young (head-to-head) Julian P Hickok
1922	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	32,05261.83%	C William Freed (head-to-head) Charles N Rambo (head-to-head) Young (head-to-head)
1920	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	44,03267.5%	W C Plummer Irwin D Endy Theodore Koons (head-to-head)
1918	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	23,12763.38%	Grim (head-to-head) Young (head-to-head) Theodore Koons (head-to-head)
1916	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	28,85256.98%	Joseph Heacock Fred Willard Whiteside Charles N Rambo (head-to-head) James H Dix
1914	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	22,69150.88%	Grim (head-to-head) Harold G Knight Jacob D Metz George M Leister

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000201) and Wikidata (Q5730381). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Henry Watson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/henry-watson. 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.