Guy M. Gilette

U.S. Senator
Home state
Iowa
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1938–1954
2-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gilette1.9M
Opponents1.8M
4
Elections run

Between 1938 and 1954, Guy M. Gilette ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 2 and losing 2. Gilette's biggest single-election total was 578,226 votes, in the 1948 U.S. Senate election in Iowa. Gilette's closest win came in the 1938 U.S. Senate election in Iowa, decided by 2,805 votes.

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How many votes has Guy M. Gilette received?

Guy M. Gilette has received 1,888,955 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–2.

Election history

Guy M. Gilette’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1954U.S. SenateIowaLost402,71247.53%Thomas E. Martin
Ernest J. Seemann
1948U.S. SenateIowaWon578,22657.8%George A. Wilson
Seymour Pitcher

Z. Everett Kellum

Hugo Bockewitz
1944U.S. SenateIowaLost494,22948.37%Bourke B. Hickenlooper
W. S. Bowden

C. W. Drescher
1938U.S. SenateIowaWon413,78849.74%Lester J. Dickinson
George F. Buresh

Raymond E. Hanke

G. W. Bauseman
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