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1940 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1940 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election?

Ernest J Seemann won the 1940 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election. Ernest J Seemann received 75,774 popular votes (52.23%). The main challenger was W A McCullough (47.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Seemann and McCullough

Seemann +4.5 pts · won by 6,476 votes
Ernest J SeemannDemocraticWINNER52.23%
75,774 votes
W A McCulloughRepublican47.77%
69,298 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.