Melvin Maas
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- May 14, 1898
- Died
- April 14, 1964
- Age at death
- 65
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1926–1942
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Maas372,269
Opponents402,919
8
Elections run
Between 1926 and 1942, Melvin Maas ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Maas's biggest single-election total was 68,525 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 4. Maas's closest win came in the 1936 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 4, decided by 360 votes.
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How many votes has Melvin Maas received?
Melvin Maas has received 372,269 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 45,90365.05% | Mahoney Edward K Delaney Rose Tillotson |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 68,52558.83% | George L Siegel Willard J Moran |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 60,25253.12% | Howard Y Williams (head-to-head) A B C Doherty (head-to-head) |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 48,39938.31% | Howard Y Williams (head-to-head) A B C Doherty (head-to-head) Otis A Luce |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 37,93336.8% | A E Smith John J McDonough Charles J Andre Thomas Tracy |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 48,63366.53% | Claus Hammerstrom V Frank Munger Sr. Anderson |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 39,64836.01% | John P J Dolan Howard Y Williams (head-to-head) Fred A Snyder Powers |
| 1926 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 22,97636.99% | Pearson Thomas Sullivan V Henry F Wessel |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000001) and Wikidata (Q1919784). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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