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Information on Harry C. Canfield
Harry C. Canfield
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U.S. House
District 4
In office
Mar 4, 1923 to Mar 3, 1933
Party:
Democratic
Assumed:
General Election
Left:
Lost Renomination Bid
Harry C. Canfield spent 10 years, 2 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.
Elections
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1920–U.S. House (District 4)
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1920
52.97%
John S. Benham
(i)*
, Republican, 46,360 votes
47.03%
Harry C. Canfield
, Democratic, 41,163 votes
Out of
87,523
votes casts, the margin of victory was
5,197
(5.94%)
1922–U.S. House (District 4)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1922
51.12%
Harry C. Canfield
*
, Democratic, 43,749 votes
48.88%
John S. Benham
(i)
, Republican, 41,825 votes
Out of
85,574
votes casts, the margin of victory was
1,924
(2.24%)
1924–U.S. House (District 4)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1924
58.23%
Harry C. Canfield
(i)*
, Democratic, 48,803 votes
41.77%
James W. Hill
, Republican, 35,007 votes
Out of
83,810
votes casts, the margin of victory was
13,796
(16.46%)
1926–U.S. House (District 4)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1926
53.91%
Harry C. Canfield
(i)*
, Democratic, 42,882 votes
46.09%
John Wesley Holcomb
, Republican, 36,655 votes
Out of
79,537
votes casts, the margin of victory was
6,227
(7.82%)
1928–U.S. House (District 4)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1928
52.54%
Harry C. Canfield
(i)*
, Democratic, 44,671 votes
47.46%
Charles S. Hisey
, Republican, 40,345 votes
Out of
85,016
votes casts, the margin of victory was
4,326
(5.08%)
1930–U.S. House (District 4)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1930
57.10%
Harry C. Canfield
(i)*
, Democratic, 46,396 votes
42.90%
Scott Thompson
, Republican, 34,856 votes
Out of
81,252
votes casts, the margin of victory was
11,540
(14.20%)
In the 6 races for which we have results, Harry C. Canfield had a record of 5-1. That includes a record of 5-1 in 6 general elections.