Leon Sanders

U.S. House candidate
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1874–1964
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sanders124,210
Opponents288,725
5
Elections run

Between 1874 and 1964, Leon Sanders ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Sanders's biggest single-election total was 52,994 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in New York's District 28.

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How many votes has Leon Sanders received?

Leon Sanders has received 124,210 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

Leon Sanders’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1964U.S. HouseNew YorkLost17,73218.62%Eugene Keogh (head-to-head)
Joseph R Fontanetta
1960U.S. HouseNew YorkLost32,53827.7%Eugene Keogh (head-to-head)
1952U.S. HouseNew YorkLost52,99431.42%Katharine Saintgeorge
Harold Meredith Chown
1916U.S. HouseNew YorkLost5,76344.78%Meyer London
Jacob W Block

Timothy N Holden

Solomon Suffrin
1874U.S. HouseNew YorkLost15,18348.79%Henry Hathorn
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Leon Sanders: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/leon-sanders. 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.