Merlin Hull
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- December 18, 1870
- Died
- May 17, 1953
- Age at death
- 82
- Home state
- Wisconsin
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1928–1952
11-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hull638,108
Opponents296,134
12
Elections run
Between 1928 and 1952, Merlin Hull ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning 11 and losing 1. Hull's biggest single-election total was 81,258 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 9. Hull's closest win came in the 1938 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 9, decided by 10,505 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Wisconsin's District 9, every U.S. House race in Wisconsin's District 7, or all 1952 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Merlin Hull received?
Merlin Hull has received 638,108 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 81,25865.17% | Kent L Pillsbury |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 60,33770.81% | Arthur L Henning |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 76,90398.14% | Linton Jahr Howard C Hendricks |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 70,52799.02% | Adolph Maassen (head-to-head) |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 48,06498.49% | Adolph Maassen (head-to-head) |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 37,91961.82% | George H Hipke Jack E Joyce |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 61,00952.78% | John R Nygaard James E Hughes |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 42,88053.39% | Jones C F Crane |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 61,59380.73% | Edwin J Larkin |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 42,42249.57% | Willis E Donley Knute Anderson Paul Boyd |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Lost | 5,60614.63% | Gardner Withrow Needham |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseWisconsin | Won | 49,59072.37% | A H Schubert Arthur H Shanley |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000943) and Wikidata (Q975922). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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