John Murdock
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- April 20, 1885
- Died
- February 14, 1972
- Age at death
- 86
- Home state
- Arizona
- Party
- Democratic
- Years in office
- 16 years in the U.S. House
- On the ballot
- 1936–1950
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Murdock580,779
Opponents555,526
8
Elections run
Between 1936 and 1950, John Murdock ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Murdock's biggest single-election total was 99,424 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Arizona's at-large district. Murdock's closest win came in the 1944 U.S. House election in Arizona's at-large district, decided by 1,841 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Arizona's District 1, every U.S. House race in Arizona's at-large district, or all 1950 U.S. House races.
How many votes has John Murdock received?
John Murdock has received 580,779 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 51,52660.58% | Carl W Divelbiss |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 42,56558.38% | John H Udall A E Templin |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 74,94833.94% | Richard Harless (head-to-head) Denver C Henson John H Curnutte Karl M Wilson |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 88,53235.26% | Richard Harless (head-to-head) Margaret Adams Rockwell A M Ward A Walter Gehres |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 55,82536.3% | Richard Harless (head-to-head) George R Darnell Joseph S Jenckes Jr. Morris Graham |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 99,42471.13% | K T Palmer |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 83,55680.3% | M E Cassidy |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseArizona | Won | 84,40377.57% | G L Burgess E C Whitesitt A G Potter |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001081) and Wikidata (Q1322443). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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