Michael Obrien

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: Michigan
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1902–1952

Career timeline

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1952Rep

7-6

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Obrien646,085

Opponents641,341

Elections run

Between 1902 and 1952, Michael Obrien ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning 7 and losing 6. Obrien's biggest single-election total was 88,473 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 13. Obrien's closest win came in the 1942 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 13, decided by 1,509 votes.

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How many votes has Michael Obrien received?

Michael Obrien has received 646,085 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–6.

Election history

Michael Obrien’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1952	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	88,47364.77%	Clarence J McLeod (head-to-head) Karl Kurtz V (head-to-head)
1950	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	56,38861.43%	Clarence J McLeod (head-to-head) Karl Kurtz V (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	76,94762.45%	Howard A Coffin Webb Doane John Panzner
1946	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	44,88346.87%	Howard Coffin O Lon Chaney (head-to-head)
1944	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	80,56557.9%	Clarence J McLeod (head-to-head) Nimrod F Jenkins (head-to-head) O Lon Chaney (head-to-head)
1942	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	33,80751.14%	Clarence J McLeod (head-to-head)
1940	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	66,98554.57%	Clarence J McLeod (head-to-head) Nimrod F Jenkins (head-to-head) Hugo Beiswenger
1938	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	48,44348.94%	Clarence McLeod Louis Busker Ed A Carey Theodore Gramaticoff
1936	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	63,47955.11%	Clarence J McLeod (head-to-head) Maurice Sugar Harry Riseman Henry Naylor
1930	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	50,22128.23%	Seymour Person Philip Raymond Axel Londal
1930	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	10,46225.04%	James McLaughlin
1908	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	13,58627.78%	Horace Young Charles J Johnson
1902	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	11,84640.17%	George Loud John Russell

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Michael Obrien: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/michael-obrien. 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.