Thomas Martin

U.S. Representative
Home state
Iowa
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1938–1952
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Martin479,535
Opponents329,038
7
Elections run

Between 1938 and 1952, Thomas Martin ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Martin's biggest single-election total was 105,526 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 1. Martin's closest win came in the 1948 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 1, decided by 10,099 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 1 or all 1952 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Thomas Martin received?

Thomas Martin has received 479,535 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

Thomas Martin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1952U.S. HouseIowaWon105,52662.85%W W Williams (head-to-head)
A Oliver (head-to-head)
1950U.S. HouseIowaWon70,05861.73%James D France (head-to-head)
A Oliver (head-to-head)
1948U.S. HouseIowaWon70,95953.55%James D France (head-to-head)
Charles E Dengler

Grayden R Figg

W H Taylor

Simmons
1946U.S. HouseIowaWon52,48861.51%W W Williams (head-to-head)
1944U.S. HouseIowaWon78,72956.73%W W Williams (head-to-head)
1942U.S. HouseIowaWon55,13961.45%Vern W Nall
John A Huglin
1938U.S. HouseIowaWon46,63657.72%James P Gaffney
Herman O Hansen
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Martin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-martin-iowa. Accessed [date].

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.