Thomas Cullen

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 29, 1868
Died: March 1, 1944
Age at death: 75
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1918–1942

Career timeline

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1942Rep

13-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cullen387,158

Opponents150,614

Elections run

Between 1918 and 1942, Thomas Cullen ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Cullen's biggest single-election total was 43,917 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in New York's District 4. Cullen's closest win came in the 1920 U.S. House election in New York's District 4, decided by 6,384 votes.

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How many votes has Thomas Cullen received?

Thomas Cullen has received 387,158 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

Thomas Cullen’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1942	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	21,45663.3%	Frederick H Gutkes George A Coleman
1940	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	36,99556.19%	Alfred A Larossa Michael Giaratano
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	31,88167.73%	Edwin R Kaprat David M Cory (head-to-head)
1936	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	43,91777.68%	Robert J Nolan David M Cory (head-to-head) Charles Warren
1934	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	29,85874.48%	Warner Miller David M Cory (head-to-head) William C Roberts
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	39,56282.07%	Conrad F Printzlien Joseph C Class Gust C Peterson
1930	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	25,93579.83%	Charles A Walter Abraham Zucker Jack Johnstone
1928	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	34,49674.95%	Charles O Winnie Mendel Bromberg
1926	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	24,73478.11%	George H Teommey Sr. Lipa Zwirn
1924	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	27,00873.88%	Joseph Rosenbaum Benjamin F Lewis
1922	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	27,10076.49%	Dominic E Picone George L Giefer Phillip Vogel
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	21,07056.21%	James J Astorita Alexander Fagin Max Schimpf
1918	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	23,14675.21%	Bowman George S Rumpler

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000970) and Wikidata (Q657220). 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.