August Andresen
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- October 11, 1890
- Died
- January 14, 1958
- Age at death
- 67
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1924–1956
16-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Andresen1.1M
Opponents681,042
16
Elections run
Between 1924 and 1956, August Andresen ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning all 16. Andresen's biggest single-election total was 103,218 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 1. Andresen's closest win came in the 1924 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 3, decided by 10,305 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 1, every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 3, or all 1956 U.S. House races.
How many votes has August Andresen received?
August Andresen has received 1,069,946 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 16–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 92,09261.46% | Arnold L Fredriksen |
| 1954 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 72,68660.89% | Curtiss Olson |
| 1952 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 103,21869.41% | George Alfson |
| 1950 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 75,01667.07% | Burton Chambers |
| 1948 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 80,34561.39% | Karl F Rolvaag (head-to-head) |
| 1946 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 65,90668.41% | Karl F Rolvaag (head-to-head) |
| 1944 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 77,79861.7% | Andrew Meldahl |
| 1942 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 58,38766.23% | Harold R Atwood |
| 1940 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 88,81464.83% | Francis L Murphy Anderson |
| 1938 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 74,49364.87% | John Moonan |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 60,98050.74% | Chester Watson Richard W Morin D M Quarles |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 51,09946.57% | John W Feller Otto Baudler |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 35,70448.05% | F H Shoemaker Jos J Moriarity |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 52,52658.84% | Kolars (head-to-head) Henry Arens E B Ford |
| 1926 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 40,48463.31% | August M Gagen Kolars (head-to-head) |
| 1924 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 40,39857.31% | A C Welch |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000239) and Wikidata (Q761572). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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