Charles Christopherson

U.S. Representative
Born
July 23, 1871
Died
November 2, 1951
Age at death
80
Home state
South Dakota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1918–1932
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Christopherson322,783
Opponents271,372
7
Elections run

Between 1918 and 1932, Charles Christopherson ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning 6 and losing 1. Christopherson's biggest single-election total was 92,062 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in South Dakota's District 1. Christopherson's closest win came in the 1918 U.S. House election in South Dakota's District 1, decided by 4,544 votes.

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How many votes has Charles Christopherson received?

Charles Christopherson has received 322,783 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.

Election history

Charles Christopherson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1932U.S. HouseSouth DakotaLost92,06244.43%Fred Hildebrandt
Paul L Werth

Ralph E Johnson (head-to-head)

Roy Miller
1930U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon41,15184.67%Henry Borman
1928U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon54,57358.43%A O Steensland
Frank Hult
1926U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon37,18556.32%J E House
Alli Reed
1924U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon39,13853.5%Warren E Beck
William Bartling

William T Jones
1920U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon39,23156.16%Engebret J Holter
Ralph E Johnson (head-to-head)
1918U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon19,44354.14%Robert E Dowdell
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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000384) and Wikidata (Q579210). 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.