Harry Gandy

U.S. Representative
Born
August 13, 1881
Died
August 15, 1957
Age at death
76
Home state
South Dakota
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1914–1920
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gandy56,114
Opponents59,499
4
Elections run

Between 1914 and 1920, Harry Gandy ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Gandy's biggest single-election total was 16,581 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in South Dakota's District 3. Gandy's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. House election in South Dakota's District 3, decided by 1,722 votes.

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How many votes has Harry Gandy received?

Harry Gandy has received 56,114 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Harry Gandy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1920U.S. HouseSouth DakotaLost16,21440.22%William Williamson
O E Farnam
1918U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon10,86550.65%Atwater
Ayers

Basford
1916U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon16,58155.64%Bartine
Mulcahy
1914U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon12,45451.79%William G Rice
Fred L Fairchild
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000037) and Wikidata (Q1292556). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Harry Gandy: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/harry-gandy. 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.