Mary Norton

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 7, 1875
Died: August 2, 1959
Age at death: 84
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1924–1948

Career timeline

1924Rep 1926Rep 1928Rep 1930Rep 1932Rep 1934Rep

1936Rep 1938Rep 1940Rep 1942Rep 1944Rep 1946Rep

1948Rep

13-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Norton949,105

Opponents373,318

Elections run

Between 1924 and 1948, Mary Norton ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Norton's biggest single-election total was 93,702 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 13. Norton's closest win came in the 1924 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 12, decided by 18,447 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 13, every U.S. House race in New Jersey's District 12, or all 1948 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Mary Norton received?

Mary Norton has received 949,105 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

Mary Norton’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1948	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	84,48768.05%	Leon Banach
1946	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	69,44064.43%	William Strother Jones Phillips Sol Potegol William S Dowd (head-to-head)
1944	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	89,73669.93%	Frank J Gimino V William S Dowd (head-to-head)
1942	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	73,76679.61%	Raymond J Cuddy (head-to-head)
1940	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	92,35670.15%	Raymond J Cuddy (head-to-head) Oscar W Nevins
1938	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	89,28779.82%	T Burton Coyle Jay Anyon
1936	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	93,70275.81%	John J Grossi Charles McCarthy V Jacob Nieburg Milton Rosenzweig Warren Taylor Louis Slootsky
1934	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	73,34273.21%	Anthony L Montelli W K Tallman Stanley Szelazek
1932	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	73,77972.09%	Mortimer Neuman Archibald Craig (head-to-head) Michael G Pipi Max Botwinick George Ludwig
1930	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	53,56575.92%	Douglas D T Story (head-to-head) Archibald Craig (head-to-head) Nathaniel Honig
1928	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	56,74861.98%	Philip W Grece (head-to-head)
1926	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	54,08283.05%	Philip W Grece (head-to-head)
1924	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	44,81561.69%	Douglas D T Story (head-to-head) Sidler Ambry Blohm

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (N000153) and Wikidata (Q112622). 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.