Merwin Coad
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 28, 1924
- Died
- September 5, 2025
- Age at death
- 100
- Home state
- Iowa
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1958–1960
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Coad127,844
Opponents102,038
2
Elections run
Between 1958 and 1960, Merwin Coad ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Coad's biggest single-election total was 70,353 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 6.
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How many votes has Merwin Coad received?
Merwin Coad has received 127,844 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 70,35353.63% | Curtis G Riehm |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseIowa | Won | 57,49158.25% | Robert E Waggoner |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000540) and Wikidata (Q1751116). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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