Herman Shapiro

U.S. House candidate
Home state
New York
Party
socialist
On the ballot
1934–1968
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Shapiro23,797
Opponents560,759
5
Elections run

Between 1934 and 1968, Herman Shapiro ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Shapiro's biggest single-election total was 8,778 votes, in the 1968 U.S. House election in New York's District 21.

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How many votes has Herman Shapiro received?

Herman Shapiro has received 23,797 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

Herman Shapiro’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1968U.S. HouseNew YorkLost8,77813.15%James H. Scheuer
James H Sheuer

Mario Pichler

Olga Bethencourt
1950U.S. HouseNew YorkLost6,2476.47%Donald L Otoole
James F Ohara
1936U.S. HouseNew YorkLost3,3402.39%Eugene Keogh
Robert E Hower

Charles Oberkirsh
1934U.S. HouseNew YorkLost6940.37%Richard Tonry
Sigurd J Arnesen

Baruch C Vladeck

Hyman Costrell

Joseph B Milgran
1934U.S. HouseNew YorkLost4,7385.07%Stephen Rudd
Murray Rosof

Tillie Littinsky
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Herman Shapiro: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/herman-shapiro. 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.