Peter Dooling

U.S. Representative
Born
February 15, 1857
Died
October 18, 1931
Age at death
74
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1912–1920
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dooling78,488
Opponents58,915
5
Elections run

Between 1912 and 1920, Peter Dooling ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Dooling's biggest single-election total was 23,492 votes, in the 1918 U.S. House election in New York's District 15. Dooling's closest win came in the 1916 U.S. House election in New York's District 16, decided by 1,354 votes.

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How many votes has Peter Dooling received?

Peter Dooling has received 78,488 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Peter Dooling’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1920U.S. HouseNew YorkLost14,97140.8%Thomas Ryan
Jerome F Reilly

Charles Richter
1918U.S. HouseNew YorkWon23,49278.43%Jacob I Wiener
Fanny Witherspoon

Edwin K Burnham
1916U.S. HouseNew YorkWon12,11551.63%Walbridge S Taft
James S Frost

Matthew T Lindsay (head-to-head)

William Henkel Jr.
1914U.S. HouseNew YorkWon12,87462.53%Harry B Stowell
John T Moran

Sol Fieldman

Matthew T Lindsay (head-to-head)
1912U.S. HouseNew YorkWon15,03656.31%Francis C Dale
Timothy Healy

Thomas Obyrne

Charles E Manierre
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000426) and Wikidata (Q3275647). 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.