Oconnor

(name as recorded in the historical source)

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1886–1970

Career timeline

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1970Rep

7-12

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Oconnor561,061

Opponents785,623

Elections run

Between 1886 and 1970, Oconnor ran in 19 U.S. House elections, winning 7 and losing 12. Oconnor's biggest single-election total was 76,381 votes, in the 1970 U.S. House election in New York's District 35. Oconnor's closest win came in the 1934 U.S. House election in New York's District 16, decided by 12,793 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 35, every U.S. House race in New York's District 40, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 36.

How many votes has Oconnor received?

Oconnor has received 561,061 popular votes across 19 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–12.

Election history

Oconnor’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1970	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	76,38110.54%	James M. Hanley
1968	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	56,20134.03%	Henry Smith James A Peck
1954	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	51,35834.75%	Roy Riehlman Lillian Reiner
1952	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	47,1891.45%	John Taber Lila K Larson
1950	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	31,63931.87%	William Cole (head-to-head) Hill
1948	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	37,2720.77%	William Cole (head-to-head) Harold Slingerland
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	22,03740.92%	James Fay George A Coleman
1936	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	33,08259.99%	J Homer Cudmore (head-to-head) John A Hastings Marthe Teichman Frank N Trager
1934	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	22,52866.28%	J Homer Cudmore (head-to-head) George Turitz Rogers
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	29,48567.07%	Eugene S Taliaferro Bertha H Mailly (head-to-head) Carl Hacker
1930	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	20,70772.1%	Irwin Ira Rackoff August Claessens
1928	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	29,35168.67%	Michael G Panzer Nathan Fine
1926	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	24,47676.67%	Conrad J Meyer Bertha H Mailley
1924	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	27,58572.26%	L Wilfred Eidt Bertha H Mailly (head-to-head)
1922	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8,27724.78%	William Cockran Jessie W Hughan John Henry Livingston
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	11,14828.6%	Marie Macdonald John Carew Denis Oleary
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,3374.51%	Richard Young J Harry Snook Henry J Heuer Edward R Keeler
1906	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	19,7570.08%	James Sherman Norman A Darling W Fletcher Curtiss
1886	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10,25139.62%	Peter Mahoney Robinson

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Oconnor: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/oconnor. 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.