Robert Corbett
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- August 25, 1905
- Died
- April 25, 1971
- Age at death
- 65
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1938–1970
15-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Corbett1.4M
Opponents885,932
15
Elections run
Between 1938 and 1970, Robert Corbett ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Corbett's biggest single-election total was 121,664 votes, in the 1968 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 18. Corbett's closest win came in the 1948 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 30, decided by 699 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 18, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 29, or every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 30.
How many votes has Robert Corbett received?
Robert Corbett has received 1,358,981 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 87,24660.2% | Ronald E Leslie John E Backman |
| 1968 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 121,66462.68% | William T Sherman Robert Werle Jr. |
| 1966 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 107,67767.13% | John R Wohlfarth |
| 1964 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 119,93862.61% | Reed |
| 1962 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 108,43364.28% | Joel Cook |
| 1960 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 117,00959.24% | Russell M Douthett |
| 1958 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 97,20363.62% | Lee T Sellars (head-to-head) |
| 1956 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 114,10964.71% | Joseph A Guerrier |
| 1954 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 83,84660.6% | C F Foley |
| 1952 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 115,06961.65% | Lee T Sellars (head-to-head) |
| 1950 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 58,09656.47% | William Montgomery (head-to-head) |
| 1948 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 56,93250.31% | William Montgomery (head-to-head) |
| 1946 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 57,82760.12% | James W Knox |
| 1944 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 60,39151.7% | Thomas E Scanlon |
| 1938 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 53,54151.2% | Peter J Demuth |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000772) and Wikidata (Q5611981). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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