Harold Lovre

U.S. Representative
Born
January 30, 1904
Died
January 17, 1972
Age at death
67
Home state
South Dakota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1948–1954
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lovre469,481
Opponents305,167
4
Elections run

Between 1948 and 1954, Harold Lovre ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Lovre's biggest single-election total was 151,449 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in South Dakota's District 1. Lovre's closest win came in the 1948 U.S. House election in South Dakota's District 1, decided by 13,105 votes.

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How many votes has Harold Lovre received?

Harold Lovre has received 469,481 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Harold Lovre’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1954U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon102,79758%Francis G Dunn
1952U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon151,44968.46%Goldie Wells
1950U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon116,17360.77%Merton B Tice (head-to-head)
1948U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon99,06253.54%Merton B Tice (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000468) and Wikidata (Q1360283). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Harold Lovre: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/harold-lovre. 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.