Donald Burke

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Virginia
Party
Communist
On the ballot
1936–1946
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Burke22,516
Opponents877,725
4
Elections run

Between 1936 and 1946, Donald Burke ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 4. Burke's biggest single-election total was 8,907 votes, in the 1936 U.S. Senate election in Virginia.

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How many votes has Donald Burke received?

Donald Burke has received 22,516 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

Donald Burke’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1946U.S. SenateVirginiaLost3,3181.31%Harry F. Byrd Sr. (head-to-head)
Lester S. Parsons

Howard H. Carwile

Thomas E. Boorde

Clarke T. Robb
1942U.S. SenateVirginiaLost2,0412.34%Carter Glass (head-to-head)
Lawrence S. Wilkes
1940U.S. SenateVirginiaLost8,2502.81%Harry F. Byrd Sr. (head-to-head)
Hilliard Berstein
1936U.S. SenateVirginiaLost8,9073.34%Carter Glass (head-to-head)
George Rohken

E. Lee Trinkle

A. J. Dunning
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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.