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1938 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election

North Dakota · 5 candidates · See every 1938 U.S. House race

Who won the 1938 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election?

William Lemke won the 1938 North Dakota U.S. House At-large Election. William Lemke received 153,288 popular votes (37.36%). The main challenger was Usher Burdick (36.33%).

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

Lemke +1.0 pts · won by 4,241 votes
William LemkeRepublicanWINNER37.36%
153,288 votes
Usher BurdickRepublicanWINNER36.33%
149,047 votes
Howard I HenryDemocratic13.44%
55,125 votes
Alfred S DaleDemocratic10.89%
44,691 votes
J B FieldIndependent1.98%
8,109 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.