Jesse Wolcott

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 3, 1893
Died: January 28, 1969
Age at death: 75
Home state: Michigan
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1930–1954

Career timeline

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1954Rep

13-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wolcott828,862

Opponents481,058

Elections run

Between 1930 and 1954, Jesse Wolcott ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Wolcott's biggest single-election total was 101,936 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 7. Wolcott's closest win came in the 1954 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 7, decided by 7,854 votes.

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How many votes has Jesse Wolcott received?

Jesse Wolcott has received 828,862 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

Jesse Wolcott’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1954	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	71,65152.78%	Ira D McCoy (head-to-head) Clarence Dykehouse (head-to-head) Harlo S Mills (head-to-head)
1952	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	101,93660.33%	Ira D McCoy (head-to-head) Clarence Dykehouse (head-to-head)
1950	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	66,95162.97%	Roy E Visnaw Clarence Dykehouse (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	68,90358.99%	Harvey C Whetzel Clarence Dykehouse (head-to-head) Harry Riseman
1946	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	64,40474.24%	Earl J Tallman Charles G Wing
1944	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	79,45565.85%	Charles F Mann (head-to-head) Arvid N Phillips Elmer Graham
1942	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	46,94667.33%	Leroy S Wilson
1940	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	73,92665.19%	Albert A Wagner (head-to-head) Edward Voller
1938	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	62,91069%	Charles F Mann (head-to-head)
1936	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	54,69359.85%	Albert A Wagner (head-to-head) E L Card Charles F Mann (head-to-head)
1934	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	42,85759.94%	Frank J Wiegand John Niederhauser Sigmund Borawski
1932	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	51,97456.06%	James G Tucker Thornton Dixon (head-to-head) Harlo S Mills (head-to-head)
1930	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	42,25694.27%	Thornton Dixon (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000668) and Wikidata (Q784436). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.