Mahlon Garland

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 4, 1856
Died: November 19, 1920
Age at death: 64
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1914–1920

Career timeline

1914Rep 1916Rep 1918Rep 1920Rep

4-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Garland2.8M

Opponents16.4M

Elections run

Between 1914 and 1920, Mahlon Garland ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Garland's biggest single-election total was 1,126,406 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's at-large district.

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How many votes has Mahlon Garland received?

Mahlon Garland has received 2,812,760 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Mahlon Garland’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1920	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	1,126,40616.11%	Anderson Walters (head-to-head) William Burke (head-to-head) Joseph McLaughlin (head-to-head) John W Bracken M J Hanlan Wesley W Bowman John McDonough Flora J Diefenderfer William Hart (head-to-head) Luther S Kauffman Charles J Bauer A M Buckwalter Warren L Hayden (head-to-head) Henry W Schlegel (head-to-head) F E Whittlesey George T Miller Howard Cessna William A Hagan Silas A Kline Thomas A Kavanagh T C Robinson L A Smith (head-to-head) Frank Kalcec Herman Spittal Joseph Rack
1918	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	529,51015.55%	William Burke (head-to-head) Thomas Crago (head-to-head) Anderson Walters (head-to-head) Joseph F Gorman J Calvin Strayer Samuel R Tarner Fred Ikeler O D Brubaker Elisha Kent Kane Albert Gaddis James L McKee David Bixler Henry W Schlegel (head-to-head) John C Euler Harry T Vaughn James H Dix Ryan Oliver McKnight Calvin B Power
1916	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	657,9450.06%	Thomas Crago (head-to-head) John Scott (head-to-head) Joseph McLaughlin (head-to-head) Ross John Moore Joseph T Kinsley Jacob B Waidelich William A Prosser Elizabeth N Baer John W Slayton Fred Willard Whiteside Fred Groff John B Bair William H Graham Frank L Morton Butler C McGrew J C Rummel J C Buchanan Michael Donohoe Robert J Lewis Harold G Knight Royd E Morrison Jerome C Reis Alfred Guerrero Richard Love B H Brenner H G Meinel (head-to-head) G W Ohls
1914	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	498,89911.69%	Thomas Crago (head-to-head) John Scott (head-to-head) Daniel Lafean Robert S Bright J M Clark Martin Jennings Caton Charles N Crosby William C Mitchell Arthur Rupley Anderson Walters (head-to-head) J Watson Warren L Hayden (head-to-head) W S Greely King D O Coughlin Charles Sehl William Hart (head-to-head) Patton L A Smith (head-to-head) B R Pike Joseph B Holtz Howard S Welker Albert W Binz Hiram H Fisher John Lipsett Charles W Erwin Charles Durner H G Meinel (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000068) and Wikidata (Q6734226). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Mahlon Garland: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/mahlon-garland. 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.