Marvin Wilson

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1804–1966

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wilson322,129

Opponents1.0M

Elections run

Between 1804 and 1966, Marvin Wilson ran in 24 U.S. House elections, losing all 24. Wilson's biggest single-election total was 87,347 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in New York's District 35.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 17, every U.S. House race in New York's District 35, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 34.

How many votes has Marvin Wilson received?

Marvin Wilson has received 322,129 popular votes across 24 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–24.

Election history

Marvin Wilson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1966	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	67,33411.19%	Theodore Kupferman Richard J Callahan
1960	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	87,34744.63%	Roy Riehlman Samuel P Felter
1952	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	65,08039.28%	William Williams Anthony Blasting Michael A Jimenez
1946	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	23,68726.38%	Edwin Hall
1940	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	21,35826.63%	Emanuel Celler Bessie Polonsky
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3050.3%	Bert Lord (head-to-head) Johnson
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2740.32%	Pius Schwert Michael E Butler John A Ulinski John E Kralisz
1936	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,2411%	Bert Lord (head-to-head) John T Buckley
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,2264.47%	Anthony Griffin Murphy Helen Gerson
1914	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1420.44%	Daniel Griffin Bert Clark Fred H Schomburg Andrew H Wettergren
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,0494.58%	Michael Conry Peter R Gatens Thomas Drew Stetson
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20,28140.03%	Michael Driscoll George L Casler William G Morrell (head-to-head)
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,3102.53%	Edward Vreeland Sanford H Thorne George C Rosa William Stone
1888	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3921.49%	Francis Spinola Boyhan John Hauser
1880	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1110.31%	John Ketcham Edward L Gaul
1874	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	11,85746.88%	Clinton MacDougall
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,48615.16%	Killian Miller Hugh McClelland
1846	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,18045.74%	John Holley Willis Gaylord
1830	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7,36121.68%	John D Dickinson William Babcock Jehiel Halsey
1830	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,07131.11%	Phineas Tracy
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	John Fay Peter C Veeder John Vedder Aaron Hackley Aaron Haring William G Morrell (head-to-head) George Rosecrantz Jacob Eyegenbroat Percy D Adams Thomas H Jackson
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	330.85%	John Thompson Joseph A Bailey Franklin D Sargent Kinner Newcomb Alphonzo A Hopkins Victor A Wilder Clara B Mann Daniel D Tompkins John Thomps Peter Sailly Benjamin Pond Charles A Hitchcock George Clinton John McUmber John Tremble Thorn
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.04%	John Harris Benjamin F Lewis Silas Halsey Stanley Faulkner Egbert G Barton Willard C Price Nathaniel W Howel James Falkner Evans Silass Halse James R Grover John Harson Oliver Phelps (head-to-head) Walter D Niehol Gideon Shearman Guy C Humphrey Henry Holland John Heresee John Pertigo Joseph B Cooper Michael F Collins Rogers Thomas G Sayre
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	John Russell F R Gilbert Andrew L Martin Erastus Root Benjamin Gold Gussie Reed George Grenell Combs Elmer S White Hiram G Hotchkiss John M Donald John Rawson Lithgow Osborne Aaron Burr Abel Card Adam Hasay Benajah Bundy Benjamin Gilbirt Cyrus Lad Edward B %dr< Foote Ephraim Sturtvert Henry Bradt James A Peck James P Cannon John Brimer Jonathan Nicholls Kenneth Cameron Monson Morris Oliver Phelps (head-to-head) Peter Van Ness Reuben Backingham Rockwell Kent Williams

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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 November 9, 2026.