Carl W. Thompson, U.S. Senate candidate

Carl W. Thompson

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Indiana
Party
Prohibition
On the ballot
1940–1956

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Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Thompson25,040
Opponents5.6M
3
Elections run

Between 1940 and 1956, Carl W. Thompson ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 3. Thompson's biggest single-election total was 12,734 votes, in the 1952 U.S. Senate election in Indiana.

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How many votes has Carl W. Thompson received?

Carl W. Thompson has received 25,040 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Carl W. Thompson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1956U.S. SenateIndianaLost6,6850.34%Homer E. Capehart
Claude R. Wickard

Gordon A. Long
1952U.S. SenateIndianaLost12,7340.65%William E. Jenner
Henry F. Schricker

Carl L. Eddy

John M. Morris
1940U.S. SenateIndianaLost5,6210.32%Raymond E. Willis
Sherman Minton

John H. Kingsbury
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Carl W. Thompson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/carl-w-thompson. 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.