Don Short

U.S. Representative
Born
June 22, 1903
Died
May 10, 1982
Age at death
78
Home state
North Dakota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1958–1962
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Short289,644
Opponents675,498
3
Elections run

Between 1958 and 1962, Don Short ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Short's biggest single-election total was 135,579 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in North Dakota's at-large district. Short's closest win came in the 1962 U.S. House election in North Dakota's District 2, decided by 8,378 votes.

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How many votes has Don Short received?

Don Short has received 289,644 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Don Short’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1962U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon56,20354.03%Robert Vogel
1960U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon135,57927.52%Hjalmar Nygaard
Raymond G Vendsel

Anson J Anderson
1958U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon97,86226.56%Quentin N. Burdick
Orris G Nordhougen

S B Hocking
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000378) and Wikidata (Q1239240). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Don Short: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/don-short. 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.