Joseph Shannon
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 17, 1867
- Died
- March 28, 1943
- Age at death
- 76
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1930–1940
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Shannon1.5M
Opponents20.0M
6
Elections run
Between 1930 and 1940, Joseph Shannon ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Shannon's biggest single-election total was 1,002,545 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Missouri's at-large district. Shannon's closest win came in the 1940 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 5, decided by 9,812 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Missouri's District 5, every U.S. House race in Missouri's at-large district, or all 1940 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Joseph Shannon received?
Joseph Shannon has received 1,454,870 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 63,20254.2% | Forest W Hanna Oberheu |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 75,81080.98% | Leslie J Lyons Michael L Hiltner (head-to-head) Miller (head-to-head) |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 113,94673.72% | Lowell R Johnson E D Hodges (head-to-head) Michael L Hiltner (head-to-head) |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 96,79884.34% | Page E D Hodges (head-to-head) Burke |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 1,002,5454.83% | John Cochran James Claiborne Clyde Williams Clarence Cannon Frank Lee James Ruffin Ralph Lozier Jacob Milligan Reuben Wood Milton Romjue Richard Duncan Clement Dickinson Dyer Henry F Niedringhaus James Stewart John M Hadley Carl Otto Miller (head-to-head) Phil A Bennett Clark Manlove Rowland L Johnston David Hopkins Palmer Davis Phillips Morrison Langley Becker Elliff Anderson Henschel Davidson Turner Hill Harrison Shumaker Thayer Benz |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 102,56964.26% | Edgar Ellis E D Hodges (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000287) and Wikidata (Q1386881). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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