Robert F. Wagner

U.S. Senator
Born
June 8, 1877
Died
May 4, 1953
Age at death
75
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1926–1956
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wagner12.9M
Opponents12.3M
5
Elections run

Between 1926 and 1956, Robert F. Wagner ran in 5 U.S. Senate elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Wagner's biggest single-election total was 3,294,576 votes, in the 1944 U.S. Senate election in New York. Wagner's closest win came in the 1926 U.S. Senate election in New York, decided by 116,217 votes.

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How many votes has Robert F. Wagner received?

Robert F. Wagner has received 12,911,132 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Robert F. Wagner’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1956U.S. SenateNew YorkLost3,265,15946.71%Jacob K. Javits
Douglas MacArthur
1944U.S. SenateNew YorkWon3,294,57653.06%Thomas J. Curran
Eric Hass
1938U.S. SenateNew YorkWon2,497,02954.48%John L. O'Brien
Herman J. Hahn

O. Martin Olson
1932U.S. SenateNew YorkWon2,532,90555.79%George Z. Medalie
Charles Solomon

D. Leigh Colvin

William W. Weinstone

Jeremiah D. Crowley
1926U.S. SenateNew YorkWon1,321,46346.48%James W. Wadsworth
F. W. Cristman

Jessie W. Hughan

William F. Dunne

Joseph Brandon
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000021) and Wikidata (Q213721). 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.