Harry S. New, U.S. Senator

Harry S. New

U.S. Senator
Born
December 31, 1858
Died
May 9, 1937
Age at death
78
Home state
Indiana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1916
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
New337,089
Opponents368,578
1
Elections run

Harry S. New (1858–1937), a Republican politician from Indiana, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1916 U.S. Senate election in Indiana with 337,089 votes (47.77%), defeating John W. Kern and Joseph Zimmerman and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has Harry S. New received?

Harry S. New has received 337,089 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Harry S. New’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1916U.S. SenateIndianaWon337,08947.77%John W. Kern
Joseph Zimmerman

Sumner W. Haynes

John N. Dyer

Ira J. Decker
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (N000059) and Wikidata (Q1586757). 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.