Henrik Shipstead
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- January 8, 1881
- Died
- June 26, 1960
- Age at death
- 79
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Farmer-Labor
- On the ballot
- 1922–1940
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Shipstead2.1M
Opponents1.8M
4
Elections run
Between 1922 and 1940, Henrik Shipstead ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 4. Shipstead's biggest single-election total was 665,169 votes, in the 1928 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. Shipstead's closest win came in the 1922 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, decided by 83,539 votes.
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How many votes has Henrik Shipstead received?
Henrik Shipstead has received 2,134,869 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 641,04953% | Elmer A. Benson John E. Regan William E. Carlson Carl Winter |
| 1934 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 503,27949.83% | Einar Hoidale N. J. Holmberg Alfred Tiala Morris Kaplan |
| 1928 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 665,16965.37% | Arthur E. Nelson Vincent R. Dunne |
| 1922 | U.S. SenateMinnesota | Won | 325,37247.1% | Frank B. Kellogg Anna D. Olesen |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000369) and Wikidata (Q289751). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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