George W. Norris, U.S. Senator

George W. Norris

U.S. Senator
Home state
Nebraska
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1918–1942
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Norris1.0M
Opponents1.1M
5
Elections run

Between 1918 and 1942, George W. Norris ran in 5 U.S. Senate elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Norris's biggest single-election total was 274,647 votes, in the 1924 U.S. Senate election in Nebraska. Norris's closest win came in the 1918 U.S. Senate election in Nebraska, decided by 19,790 votes.

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How many votes has George W. Norris received?

George W. Norris has received 1,008,802 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

George W. Norris’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1942U.S. SenateNebraskaLost108,85128.63%Kenneth S. Wherry
Foster May

Albert F. Ruthven
1936U.S. SenateNebraskaWon258,70043.82%Robert G. Simmons
Terry Carpenter
1930U.S. SenateNebraskaWon247,11856.84%Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Beatrice F. Craig
1924U.S. SenateNebraskaWon274,64762.56%John J. Thomas
1918U.S. SenateNebraskaWon119,48654.51%John H. Morehead
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George W. Norris: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-norris-nebraska. 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.