Clyde L. Herring, U.S. Senator

Clyde L. Herring

U.S. Senator
Born
May 3, 1879
Died
September 15, 1945
Age at death
66
Home state
Iowa
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1922–1942
Career timeline
1-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Herring1.1M
Opponents1.3M
3
Elections run

Between 1922 and 1942, Clyde L. Herring ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 2. Herring's biggest single-election total was 539,555 votes, in the 1936 U.S. Senate election in Iowa.

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How many votes has Clyde L. Herring received?

Clyde L. Herring has received 1,062,582 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.

Election history

Clyde L. Herring’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1942U.S. SenateIowaLost295,19441.7%George A. Wilson
M. M. Heptonstall

Ernest J. Seemann
1936U.S. SenateIowaWon539,55550.34%Lester J. Dickinson
George F. Buresh

John B. Hammond

Laetitia M. Conrad
1922U.S. SenateIowa · SpecialLost227,83336.89%Smith W. Brookhart
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000543) and Wikidata (Q886150). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Clyde L. Herring: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/clyde-herring-iowa. 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.