Matthew Merritt
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- April 2, 1895
- Died
- September 29, 1946
- Age at death
- 51
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Democratic
- Years in office
- 10 years in the U.S. House
- On the ballot
- 1934–1942
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Merritt12.4M
Opponents33.9M
5
Elections run
Between 1934 and 1942, Matthew Merritt ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Merritt's biggest single-election total was 3,182,936 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in New York's at-large district. Merritt's closest win came in the 1936 U.S. House election in New York's at-large district, decided by 21,874 votes.
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How many votes has Matthew Merritt received?
Matthew Merritt has received 12,410,771 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 1,909,7064.31% | Winifred Stanley Charles Muzzicats Johnson John G Davis Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Leroy C Lane Amicus Most |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 3,182,9363.01% | Caroline Mrs Oday (head-to-head) Mary Donlon Messmore Kendall Helen G H Estella Neil D Cranmer |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 2,352,1593.7% | Caroline Mrs Oday (head-to-head) Helen Z M Rodgers Richard B Scandrett Jr. Israel Amter Edna Mitchell Blue (head-to-head) Brendan Sexton Crowley (head-to-head) William Herlet |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 3,013,93128.83% | Caroline Mrs Oday (head-to-head) Natalie F Couch (head-to-head) Anthony J Contiguglia Edna Mitchell Blue (head-to-head) Frank Crosswaith Roy Hudson Helen Gerson |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 1,952,03927.25% | Caroline Mrs Oday (head-to-head) Natalie F Couch (head-to-head) Eugene C Groat Charles W Noonan August Claessens Henry Sheppard Emanuel Levin Dorothy Frooks William E Barron Crowley (head-to-head) Jacob Berlin |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000661) and Wikidata (Q6790722). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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