John Rooney

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 29, 1903
Died: October 26, 1975
Age at death: 71
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1944–1972

Career timeline

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15-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Rooney838,294

Opponents453,184

Elections run

Between 1944 and 1972, John Rooney ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Rooney's biggest single-election total was 86,952 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in New York's District 14. Rooney's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. House election in New York's District 12, decided by 5,347 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 14, every U.S. House race in New York's District 12, or all 1972 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John Rooney received?

John Rooney has received 838,294 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.

Election history

John Rooney’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1972	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	45,5157.09%	Allard K Lowenstein Francis J Voyticky James Mendietta
1970	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	31,58655.16%	Andronicus Jacobs Peter E Eikenberry
1968	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	42,1495.01%	Victor J Tirabasso (head-to-head) Alice A Capatosto
1966	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	43,1425.48%	Leon F Nadrowski (head-to-head)
1964	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	68,1653.87%	Victor J Tirabasso (head-to-head)
1962	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	54,2985.06%	Leon F Nadrowski (head-to-head)
1960	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	80,9729.6%	Carlo G Colavito
1958	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	60,7039.03%	Anthony Dallessandro
1956	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	77,70656.9%	Abraham Lefkowitz (head-to-head)
1954	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	61,8799.62%	Alfred A Manti Rudolph Katz
1952	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	86,95254.62%	Abraham Lefkowitz (head-to-head) Charles Cafiero
1950	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	42,39655.87%	Joseph J Petito Vincent J Longhi (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	55,0213.5%	Warner Miller Vincent J Longhi (head-to-head)
1946	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	36,39953.96%	Vincent J Longhi (head-to-head)
1944	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	51,41146.51%	Robert J Nolan

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000424) and Wikidata (Q657235). 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.