John Fogarty
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 23, 1913
- Died
- January 10, 1967
- Age at death
- 53
- Home state
- Rhode Island
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1940–1966
14-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Fogarty1.5M
Opponents934,592
14
Elections run
Between 1940 and 1966, John Fogarty ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning all 14. Fogarty's biggest single-election total was 168,374 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in Rhode Island's District 2. Fogarty's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. House election in Rhode Island's District 2, decided by 7,362 votes.
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How many votes has John Fogarty received?
John Fogarty has received 1,518,500 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 14–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 117,91164.66% | Everett C Sammartino |
| 1964 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 168,37481.35% | Guy J Wells |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 127,18471.8% | John F Kennedy |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 151,54470.37% | Robert L Gammell (head-to-head) |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 117,50663.3% | Robert L Gammell (head-to-head) Barbara P Snyder |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 105,49652.21% | Thomas H Needham |
| 1954 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 105,52260.51% | James O Watts (head-to-head) |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 115,05753.42% | James O Watts (head-to-head) |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 93,03960.78% | Wilford S Budlong |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 98,58659.66% | Thomas J Paolino |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 74,34952.6% | John J Kelly Jr. |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 87,18957.75% | Charles T Algren |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 69,41157.42% | Harry Sandager (head-to-head) |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseRhode Island | Won | 87,33253.8% | Harry Sandager (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000233) and Wikidata (Q1699884). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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