Bourke B. Hickenlooper, U.S. Senator

Bourke B. Hickenlooper

U.S. Senator
Born
July 21, 1896
Died
September 4, 1971
Age at death
75
Home state
Iowa
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1944–1962
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hickenlooper2.1M
Opponents1.8M
4
Elections run

Between 1944 and 1962, Bourke B. Hickenlooper ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 4. Hickenlooper's biggest single-election total was 635,499 votes, in the 1956 U.S. Senate election in Iowa. Hickenlooper's closest win came in the 1944 U.S. Senate election in Iowa, decided by 29,734 votes.

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How many votes has Bourke B. Hickenlooper received?

Bourke B. Hickenlooper has received 2,061,439 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Bourke B. Hickenlooper’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1962U.S. SenateIowaWon431,36453.39%E. B. Smith
1956U.S. SenateIowaWon635,49953.92%R. M. Evans
1950U.S. SenateIowaWon470,61354.82%Albert J. Loveland
Z. Everett Kellum

Ernest J. Seemann

Leslie O. Ludwig
1944U.S. SenateIowaWon523,96351.28%Guy M. Gilette
W. S. Bowden

C. W. Drescher
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000559) and Wikidata (Q886018). 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.