Robert Kean

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 28, 1893
Died: September 21, 1980
Age at death: 86
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1938–1956

Career timeline

1938Rep 1940Rep 1942Rep 1944Rep 1946Rep 1948Rep

1950Rep 1952Rep 1954Rep 1956Rep

10-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Kean635,691

Opponents522,949

Elections run

Between 1938 and 1956, Robert Kean ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Kean's biggest single-election total was 90,032 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 12. Kean's closest win came in the 1944 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 12, decided by 4,593 votes.

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How many votes has Robert Kean received?

Robert Kean has received 635,691 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Robert Kean’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1956	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	90,03259.68%	Irving L Hodes Perry Daniel Roberts
1954	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	59,15153.07%	David E Fox (head-to-head)
1952	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	84,94954.81%	David E Fox (head-to-head)
1950	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	54,12353.1%	Harry Dudkin (head-to-head) Katharine A Van Orden (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	63,23248.58%	Harry Dudkin (head-to-head) Katharine A Van Orden (head-to-head) Alice Ostrow (head-to-head) William H Farrell (head-to-head)
1946	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	55,73263.57%	Raymond C Connell Alice Ostrow (head-to-head) William H Farrell (head-to-head)
1944	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	67,68050.59%	John W Suling Job Smith (head-to-head)
1942	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	43,94260.82%	Joseph Siegler John F Norman Job Smith (head-to-head) John P Wagner (head-to-head) Salvatore Decarlo
1940	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	67,99653.68%	Thomas J Halleran Stephan J Stein Harry Samuel Neiwirth Rose Risk John P Wagner (head-to-head) Job Smith (head-to-head) Ike Diamond
1938	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	48,85454.96%	Frank W Towey Jr. Irving Rosenberg Morris Friedal Job Smith (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000029) and Wikidata (Q2157817). 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.