Harry Beam

U.S. Representative
Born
November 23, 1892
Died
December 31, 1967
Age at death
75
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1930–1940
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Beam350,318
Opponents106,766
6
Elections run

Between 1930 and 1940, Harry Beam ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Beam's biggest single-election total was 74,977 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 4. Beam's closest win came in the 1930 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 4, decided by 20,544 votes.

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How many votes has Harry Beam received?

Harry Beam has received 350,318 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Harry Beam’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1940U.S. HouseIllinoisWon74,97777.43%Henry F Schmudde
1938U.S. HouseIllinoisWon61,50476.43%Dominic M Janec Jr.
1936U.S. HouseIllinoisWon69,93180.82%Irene A Tomas
1934U.S. HouseIllinoisWon53,44878.77%Frank George Zelezinski (head-to-head)
1932U.S. HouseIllinoisWon53,72274.22%Casimer T Janowski
1930U.S. HouseIllinoisWon36,73669.27%Frank George Zelezinski (head-to-head)
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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000274) and Wikidata (Q5671414). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Harry Beam: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/harry-beam. 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.