Bentley

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Wisconsin
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1918–1936

Career timeline

1918Rep 1936Rep

0-2

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Bentley40,674

Opponents102,841

Elections run

Between 1918 and 1936, Bentley ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Bentley's biggest single-election total was 34,565 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 2.

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How many votes has Bentley received?

Bentley has received 40,674 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Bentley’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1936	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Lost	34,56528.62%	Harry Sauthoff Dempsey
1918	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Lost	6,10926.84%	John Esch Needham

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bentley: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bentley. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.