Kennedy

(name as recorded in the historical source)
U.S. House candidate
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1796–1958
0-8
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kennedy130,491
Opponents255,926
8
Elections run

Between 1796 and 1958, Kennedy ran in 8 U.S. House elections, losing all 8. Kennedy's biggest single-election total was 54,402 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 28.

Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 23, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 28, or every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 32.

How many votes has Kennedy received?

Kennedy has received 130,491 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–8.

Election history

Kennedy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1958U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost38,17938.86%Leon Gavin
1948U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost54,40245.46%Carroll Kearns
1912U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost5,67218.85%Andrew Barchfeld (head-to-head)
Hermann L Hegner

William McClintock Shrodes
1908U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost1,8716.38%Andrew Barchfeld (head-to-head)
John Murphy

H S Gleiss

John Price
1902U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost13,79145.32%Allen Cooper
T C Robinson
1890U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost870.24%Henry Bingham
Edwin G Flanagan
1884U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost16,44045.17%William Brown
1796U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost490.89%George Ege
Daniel Heister

Andrew Gregg

William Irvine

William C Wallace

Robert Whitehill
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Kennedy: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/kennedy. Accessed [date].

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.