Martin Madden

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 21, 1855
Died: April 27, 1928
Age at death: 73
Home state: Illinois
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1904–1926

Career timeline

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12-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Madden275,055

Opponents165,620

Elections run

Between 1904 and 1926, Martin Madden ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Madden's biggest single-election total was 43,661 votes, in the 1924 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 1. Madden's closest win came in the 1910 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 1, decided by 1,454 votes.

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How many votes has Martin Madden received?

Martin Madden has received 275,055 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

Martin Madden’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1926	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	26,55968.2%	Cornelius J Doyle (head-to-head) G Victor Cools
1924	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	43,66173.05%	Cornelius J Doyle (head-to-head) Samuel A T Watkins Elmer Whitmore Edgar Owens
1922	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	23,89559.09%	George Mayer (head-to-head) Charles Hallbeck John H Kennedy
1920	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	41,90775.91%	James A Gorman Addison Davis
1918	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	12,58055.33%	George Mayer (head-to-head) G J Carlisle
1916	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	20,38059.06%	William J Hennessey Jerome Howe
1914	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	13,06353.22%	James M Quinlan Andrew Ashton Charles Leffler
1912	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	13,60852.16%	Thomas F Donovan O W Barnard L D Rogers
1910	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	14,92049.99%	Michael E Maher Martin W Greer (head-to-head) H E Eckles
1908	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	23,37060.92%	Matthew L Mandable Martin W Greer (head-to-head) Joseph E Young A F McCormick
1906	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	17,01559.32%	Martin Emerich Martin W Greer (head-to-head) Amasa Orelup
1904	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	24,09758%	John S Oehmen David S Geer Edward Loewenthal Thomas Craig Chas Roberts J P Lynch

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000038) and Wikidata (Q387903). 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.