Fred Benson

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Wisconsin
Party
unknown
On the ballot
1890–1942
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Benson31,150
Opponents172,765
3
Elections run

Between 1890 and 1942, Fred Benson ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Benson's biggest single-election total was 29,874 votes, in the 1938 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 5.

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How many votes has Fred Benson received?

Fred Benson has received 31,150 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Fred Benson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1942U.S. HouseWisconsinLost1,2751.97%Lawrence Smith
Bernard F Magruder
1938U.S. HouseWisconsinLost29,87427.4%Lewis Thill
Thomas Omalley

Henry W Otto
1890U.S. HouseWisconsinLost10%Frank Coburn
Ormsby Thomas

Holmes

B F Bryant

J Evans
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Fred Benson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/fred-benson. 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.