Electoral history of John W. McCormack

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Official Speaker portrait of John McCormack, 1966

Electoral history of John W. McCormack, United States Representative for Massachusetts, from the 12th (1928–1963) and 9th districts (1963–1971), Speaker of the House (1962–1971).

McCormack's 6 decade political career begun with his election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1920 and ended with his retirement in 1971.

Massachusetts's 3rd Suffolk district election, 1922[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack 14,900 100.00
Total votes 14,900 100.00
Massachusetts's 3rd Suffolk district election, 1924[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 15,833 85.47
Republican Henry J. Kogel 2,692 14.53
Total votes 18,525 100.00

U.S. House of Representatives

1926 primary

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1926[3]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James A. Gallivan (incumbent) 20,443 65.34
Democratic John W. McCormack 10,838 34.64
Write-in 5 0.02
Total votes 31,286 100.00

1928

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district special election, 1928[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack 62,435 76.51
Republican Herbert W. Burr 19,164 23.49
Total votes 81,499 100.00
Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1928[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack 64,531 76.35
Republican Herbert W. Burr 19,937 23.65
Total votes 84,288 100.00

1930

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1930[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 50,894 76.75
Republican Samuel Abrams 15,422 23.25
Total votes 66,316 100.00

1932

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1932[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 69,994 72.92
Republican Bernard Ginsburg 25,995 27.08
Total votes 95,989 100.00

1934

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1934[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 78,783 82.8
Republican Francis A. Pentoney 16,370 17.2
Total votes 95,153 100.00

1936

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1936[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 78,711 68.72
Republican Albert P. McCulloch 35,827 31.28
Total votes 114,538 100.00

1938

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1938[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 86,618 77.13
Republican Henry J. Allen 25,678 22.87
Total votes 112,296 100.00

1940

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1940[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 97,588 78.14
Republican Henry J. Allen 27,302 21.86
Total votes 124,890 100.00

1942

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1942[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 76,043 78.68
Republican Francis P. O'Neill 20,600 21.32
Total votes 96,643 100.00

1944

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1944[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 97,469 75.76
Republican Henry J. Allen 31,178 24.24
Total votes 128,647 100.00

1946

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1946[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 92,622 100.00
Total votes 92,622 100.00

1948

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1948[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 125,015 100.00
Total votes 125,015 100.00

1950

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1950[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 102,940 84.04
Republican John J. Biggins 16,746 13.67
Progressive Florence H. Luscomb 2,205 1.80
Prohibition Anna B. Campbell 598 0.49
Total votes 84,288 100.00

1952

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1952[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 111,986 82.19
Republican James S. Tremblay 24,271 17.81
Total votes 136,257 100.00

1954

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1954[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 79,073 100.00
Total votes 79,073 100.00

1956

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1956[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 89,943 82.49
Republican James S. Tremblay 19,099 17.52
Total votes 109,042 100.00

1958

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1958[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 72,573 100.00
Total votes 72,573 100.00

1960

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district election, 1960[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 86,057 100.00
Total votes 86,057 100.00

1962

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election, 1962[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 105,565 100.00
Total votes 105,565 100.00

1964

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election, 1964[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 118,385 80.33
Republican Jack E. Molesworth 21,557 14.63
Independent Noel E. Day 7,440 5.05
Total votes 147,382 100.00

1966

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election, 1966[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 87,879 100.00
Total votes 87,879 100.00

1968

Massachusetts's 9th congressional district election, 1968[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John W. McCormack (incumbent) 77,347 82.94
Republican Alan C. Freeman 15,906 17.06
Total votes 93,253 100.00

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