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1936 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election

North Dakota · 9 candidates · See every 1936 U.S. House race

Who won the 1936 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election?

William Lemke won the 1936 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election. William Lemke received 131,117 popular votes (29.29%). The main challenger was Usher Burdick (25.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Lemke and Burdick

Lemke +3.4 pts · won by 15,204 votes
William LemkeRepublicanWINNER29.29%
131,117 votes
Usher BurdickRepublicanWINNER25.89%
115,913 votes
Henry HoltDemocratic22.48%
100,609 votes
J J NygaardDemocratic20.04%
89,713 votes
I J MoeIndependent0.74%
3,310 votes
P H MillerIndependent0.73%
3,273 votes
E A JohanssonIndependent0.6%
2,697 votes
Jasper HaalandIndependent0.12%
540 votes
W D WebsterIndependent0.1%
461 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.