O Lon Chaney

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Michigan
Party
prohibition
On the ballot
1944–1948
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Chaney1,124
Opponents454,517
3
Elections run

Between 1944 and 1948, O Lon Chaney ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Chaney's biggest single-election total was 620 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 17.

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How many votes has O Lon Chaney received?

O Lon Chaney has received 1,124 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

O Lon Chaney’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1948U.S. HouseMichiganLost6200.28%George Dondero
G A Brown

Paul Oldenburg Jr.
1946U.S. HouseMichiganLost3300.34%Howard Coffin
Michael Obrien (head-to-head)
1944U.S. HouseMichiganLost1740.13%Michael Obrien (head-to-head)
Clarence J McLeod

Nimrod F Jenkins
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “O Lon Chaney: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/o-lon-chaney. 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.