Michael Feighan

U.S. Representative
Born
February 16, 1905
Died
March 19, 1992
Age at death
87
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1942–1968
13-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Feighan1.1M
Opponents452,186
13
Elections run

Between 1942 and 1968, Michael Feighan ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Feighan's biggest single-election total was 115,675 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 20. Feighan's closest win came in the 1942 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 20, decided by 20,461 votes.

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How many votes has Michael Feighan received?

Michael Feighan has received 1,086,260 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

Michael Feighan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1968U.S. HouseOhioWon72,91872.38%J William Petro
1966U.S. HouseOhioWon63,62976.05%Clarence E McLeod
1964U.S. HouseOhioWon115,67574.43%Joseph A Cipollone
1962U.S. HouseOhioWon91,54471.04%Frank J Richter (head-to-head)
1960U.S. HouseOhioWon113,30267.79%Frank J Richter (head-to-head)
1958U.S. HouseOhioWon113,20079.43%Emanuel Schultz
1956U.S. HouseOhioWon105,56265.25%John H Ferguson (head-to-head)
1954U.S. HouseOhioWon81,30467.66%John H Ferguson (head-to-head)
1952U.S. HouseOhioWon109,21165.21%John H Ferguson (head-to-head)
1950U.S. HouseOhioWon60,56574.21%James H Cassidy
1946U.S. HouseOhioWon49,67066.99%Walter E Obert
1944U.S. HouseOhioWon75,21875.85%A R McNamara
1942U.S. HouseOhioWon34,46261.81%John Marshall
Arthur Sweeney
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000060) and Wikidata (Q1625052). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.