Harry C. Canfield

Offices

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

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.