Robert G Burnham

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
prohibition
On the ballot
1934–1944
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Burnham27,499
Opponents2.7M
4
Elections run

Between 1934 and 1944, Robert G Burnham ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Burnham's biggest single-election total was 22,701 votes, in the 1942 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's at-large district.

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How many votes has Robert G Burnham received?

Robert G Burnham has received 27,499 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

Robert G Burnham’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1944U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost1,1521.47%Leon Gavin
Milton J Brecht
1942U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost22,7010.91%William Troutman
Inez B Peel
1940U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost1,0960.99%Benjamin Jarrett
William P Boland
1934U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost2,5502.78%Denis Driscoll
Leon H Gavin

J Baker Stewart
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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.