Edward J. Thye
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- April 26, 1896
- Died
- August 28, 1969
- Age at death
- 73
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1946–1958
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Thye1.8M
Opponents1.6M
3
Elections run
Between 1946 and 1958, Edward J. Thye ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Thye's biggest single-election total was 785,649 votes, in the 1952 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. Thye's closest win came in the 1946 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, decided by 168,255 votes.
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How many votes has Edward J. Thye received?
Edward J. Thye has received 1,839,053 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Lost | 535,62946.58% | Eugene J. McCarthy William M. Curran |
| 1952 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 785,64956.63% | William E. Carlson (head-to-head) Marian Lesueur Vincent R. Dunne |
| 1946 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 517,77558.92% | Theodore Jorgenson William E. Carlson (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000259) and Wikidata (Q882494). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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