Frank Schnur

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
Socialist Labor
On the ballot
1936–1948
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Schnur12,213
Opponents11.6M
3
Elections run

Between 1936 and 1948, Frank Schnur ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 3. Schnur's biggest single-election total was 7,312 votes, in the 1944 U.S. Senate election in Illinois.

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How many votes has Frank Schnur received?

Frank Schnur has received 12,213 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Frank Schnur’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1948U.S. SenateIllinoisLost2,6930.07%Paul H. Douglas
C. Wayland Brooks

Enoch A. Holtwick (head-to-head)
1944U.S. SenateIllinoisLost7,3120.19%Scott W. Lucas
Richard J. Lyons

Enoch A. Holtwick (head-to-head)
1936U.S. SenateIllinoisLost2,2080.06%J. Hamilton Lewis
Otis F. Glenn

Newton Jenkins

Arthur McDowell

Adah M. Hagler
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Frank Schnur: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/frank-schnur-illinois. 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.