Walter E. Edge, U.S. Senator

Walter E. Edge

U.S. Senator
Born
November 20, 1873
Died
October 29, 1956
Age at death
82
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1918–1924

Photo: Georges Chevalier, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Edge787,042
Opponents551,741
2
Elections run

Between 1918 and 1924, Walter E. Edge ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 2. Edge's biggest single-election total was 608,020 votes, in the 1924 U.S. Senate election in New Jersey. Edge's closest win came in the 1918 U.S. Senate election in New Jersey, decided by 25,279 votes.

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How many votes has Walter E. Edge received?

Walter E. Edge has received 787,042 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Walter E. Edge’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1924U.S. SenateNew JerseyWon608,02061.84%Frederick W. Donnelly
George L. Record

Grafton E. Day (head-to-head)

Rudolf Vollgraf

John C. Buttersworth

Herman G. Loew
1918U.S. SenateNew JerseyWon179,02250.34%George Lamonte
James M. Reilly

Grafton E. Day (head-to-head)

William J. Wallace
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000044) and Wikidata (Q882266). 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.