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

Melvin Maas’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1942U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon45,90365.05%Mahoney
Edward K Delaney

Rose Tillotson
1940U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon68,52558.83%George L Siegel
Willard J Moran
1938U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon60,25253.12%Howard Y Williams (head-to-head)
A B C Doherty (head-to-head)
1936U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon48,39938.31%Howard Y Williams (head-to-head)
A B C Doherty (head-to-head)

Otis A Luce
1934U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon37,93336.8%A E Smith
John J McDonough

Charles J Andre

Thomas Tracy
1930U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon48,63366.53%Claus Hammerstrom V
Frank Munger Sr.

Anderson
1928U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon39,64836.01%John P J Dolan
Howard Y Williams (head-to-head)

Fred A Snyder

Powers
1926U.S. HouseMinnesotaWon22,97636.99%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.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Melvin Maas: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/melvin-maas. Accessed [date].

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.