Winifred Stanley

U.S. Representative
Born
August 14, 1909
Died
February 29, 1996
Age at death
86
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1942
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stanley2.0M
Opponents5.8M
1
Elections run

Winifred Stanley (1909–1996), a Republican politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1942 U.S. House election in New York's at-large district with 1,965,794 votes (25.27%), defeating Matthew Merritt and Charles Muzzicats and 5 other candidates.

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How many votes has Winifred Stanley received?

Winifred Stanley has received 1,965,794 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Winifred Stanley’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1942U.S. HouseNew YorkWon1,965,79425.27%Matthew Merritt
Charles Muzzicats

Johnson

John G Davis

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

Leroy C Lane

Amicus Most
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000798) and Wikidata (Q8025372). 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.