Thomas Lane
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- July 6, 1898
- Died
- June 14, 1994
- Age at death
- 95
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1942–1960
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lane792,696
Opponents238,227
9
Elections run
Between 1942 and 1960, Thomas Lane ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Lane's biggest single-election total was 117,237 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 7. Lane's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 7, decided by 22,621 votes.
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How many votes has Thomas Lane received?
Thomas Lane has received 792,696 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 117,237100% | — |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 84,24375.58% | Robert T Breed (head-to-head) |
| 1956 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 87,41564.47% | Robert T Breed (head-to-head) |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 105,66274.72% | John L Southwick Jr. William S Searle (head-to-head) |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 91,85478.47% | Bernard W Doyle William S Searle (head-to-head) |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 100,33379.21% | A Prescott Barker |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 59,87160.75% | Ernest Bentley (head-to-head) Freeman W Follett |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 78,00867.89% | Ernest Bentley (head-to-head) |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 68,073100% | — |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000065) and Wikidata (Q2424969). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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