Murphy

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1810–1966

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Murphy325,254

Opponents1.1M

Elections run

Between 1810 and 1966, Murphy ran in 20 U.S. House elections, losing all 20. Murphy's biggest single-election total was 77,812 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in New York's District 15.

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How many votes has Murphy received?

Murphy has received 325,254 popular votes across 20 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–20.

Election history

Murphy’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1966	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,6951.39%	Reuben S Goodell Sidney Leroy Schwartz
1960	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	77,81247.2%	John Ray (head-to-head) Timothy W Costello
1952	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	69,53838.73%	John Ray (head-to-head) Jean Militean
1950	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,1324.01%	Louis Clemente McMahon
1948	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	58,21540.52%	Gust C Peterson Bernard Kearney
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,5276.6%	Denis Oleary Percy C Ryder William F Barnard
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40,93117.08%	James Fitzpatrick (head-to-head) Louis Goldrich Watson H Harwood
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8,76817.61%	Anthony Griffin (head-to-head) Marvin Wilson Helen Gerson
1926	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,5095.14%	James Fitzpatrick (head-to-head) Benjamin Fairchild
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	24,23714.74%	Anthony Griffin (head-to-head)
1918	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,32313.31%	John G Tait Anthony Griffin (head-to-head) Sadie Kost
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6101.22%	Cyrus Durey Alexander B Baucus Robbins Waldenar W Rohde
1896	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5051.57%	Richard Shannon Smith Joseph H Madden Isidor Phillips Thomas F Rightmire Hammond
1894	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,15911.1%	Franklin Barlett Austin E Ford Wheeler Lazarus Abelson
1894	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	13,95034%	James Wadsworth Andrew L Martin James W Lawton
1886	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3662.56%	Amos Cummings
1862	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,08535.81%	Anson Herrick
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,53322.99%	John Wheeler Marshal James M Mead
1852	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,35810.67%	Thomas Flagler James Woods
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Ebenezer Sage E Watson Gardiner Dirck Gardenier Barnet Suydam Thomas Divine Peter Baganot Burdet Stryker John Dikeman Samuel Griffing Payne

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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.