Clyde M. Reed, U.S. Senator

Clyde M. Reed

★ U.S. Senator
Born
October 19, 1871
Died
November 8, 1949
Age at death
78
Home state
Kansas
Party
Republican
Years in office
10 years in the U.S. Senate, 1 year as governor
On the ballot
1928–1944
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Reed1.2M
Opponents828,301
3
Elections run

Between 1928 and 1944, Clyde M. Reed ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning all 3. Reed's biggest single-election total was 433,395 votes, in the 1928 governor election in Kansas. Reed's closest win came in the 1938 U.S. Senate election in Kansas, decided by 92,758 votes.

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How many votes has Clyde M. Reed received?

Clyde M. Reed has received 1,240,017 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Clyde M. Reed’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1944U.S. SenateKansasWon387,09057.84%Thurman Hill
L. B. Dubbs

Arthur G. Billings
1938U.S. SenateKansasWon419,53256.21%George McGill
Joe Corpstein
1928GovernorKansasWon433,39565.6%Chauncey B. Little
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000112) and Wikidata (Q365803). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Clyde M. Reed: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/clyde-reed. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified November 9, 2026.