Fred Schwengel, U.S. House candidate

Fred Schwengel

U.S. House candidate
Born
May 28, 1906
Died
April 1, 1993
Age at death
86
Home state
Iowa
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1964–1972
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Schwengel172,306
Opponents193,214
2
Elections run

Between 1964 and 1972, Fred Schwengel ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Schwengel's biggest single-election total was 91,609 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 1.

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How many votes has Fred Schwengel received?

Fred Schwengel has received 172,306 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Fred Schwengel’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1972U.S. HouseIowaLost91,60945.66%Edward Mezvinsky
Roswell Foster
1964U.S. HouseIowaLost80,69748.94%John Schmidhauser
Tracy M Gore
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Fred Schwengel: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/fred-schwengel. 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.