Bert Bandstra

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 25, 1922
Died: October 23, 1995
Age at death: 73
Home state: Iowa
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1964

1-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Bandstra85,518

Opponents73,898

Elections run

Bert Bandstra (1922–1995), a Democratic politician from Iowa, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1964 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 4 with 85,518 votes (53.64%), defeating John Kyl.

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How many votes has Bert Bandstra received?

Bert Bandstra has received 85,518 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Bert Bandstra’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1964	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	85,51853.64%	John Kyl

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000108) and Wikidata (Q827305). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.