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.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Virginia or all 1946 U.S. Senate races.
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
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | U.S. SenateVirginia | Lost | 3,3181.31% | Harry F. Byrd Sr. (head-to-head) Lester S. Parsons Howard H. Carwile Thomas E. Boorde Clarke T. Robb |
| 1942 | U.S. SenateVirginia | Lost | 2,0412.34% | Carter Glass (head-to-head) Lawrence S. Wilkes |
| 1940 | U.S. SenateVirginia | Lost | 8,2502.81% | Harry F. Byrd Sr. (head-to-head) Hilliard Berstein |
| 1936 | U.S. SenateVirginia | Lost | 8,9073.34% | Carter Glass (head-to-head) George Rohken E. Lee Trinkle A. J. Dunning |
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