Gilbert Haugen

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 21, 1859
Died: July 18, 1933
Age at death: 74
Home state: Iowa
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1898–1932

Career timeline

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17-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Haugen526,776

Opponents368,739

Elections run

Between 1898 and 1932, Gilbert Haugen ran in 18 U.S. House elections, winning 17 and losing 1. Haugen's biggest single-election total was 53,083 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 4. Haugen's closest win came in the 1910 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 4, decided by 220 votes.

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How many votes has Gilbert Haugen received?

Gilbert Haugen has received 526,776 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–1.

Election history

Gilbert Haugen’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1932	U.S. HouseIowa	Lost	42,21740.28%	Frederick Biermann
1930	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	29,22459.09%	Wilbur L Peck
1928	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	50,93861.44%	Erwin Larson
1926	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	30,61160.39%	Frank E Howard
1924	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	50,81171.11%	J M Berry
1922	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	32,58657.05%	A M Schanke
1920	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	53,08374.57%	Frank W Evans (head-to-head)
1918	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	20,64364.66%	Daniel Campbell
1916	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	23,41657.89%	Frank W Evans (head-to-head) A E Bufkin Frank Betzer
1914	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	20,00156.55%	G A Meyer (head-to-head) Arthur A Kugler Edward G Gashel W W Williams (head-to-head)
1912	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	19,82952.61%	G A Meyer (head-to-head) James S Mott J O McElroy
1910	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	16,92849.9%	D D Murphy F E Macha
1908	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	20,92955.3%	M E Geiser Jim Smith C J Thorgrimson (head-to-head)
1906	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	20,73160.56%	M J Carter S B Finney C J Thorgrimson (head-to-head)
1904	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	26,39964.52%	W O Holman W W Williams (head-to-head) F E Mocha C A Gaylord
1902	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	19,30356.08%	A L Sortor Jr. D McGrigor Frank E Maclia
1900	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	27,65961.17%	John Foley V B Pool Albert Raney Anderson
1898	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	21,46859.8%	T T Blaise P Wooding Thomas Trasy P Woodman

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000350) and Wikidata (Q1524034). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.