Henry Helgesen

U.S. Representative
Born
June 26, 1857
Died
April 10, 1917
Age at death
59
Home state
North Dakota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1910–1916
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Helgesen105,030
Opponents146,969
4
Elections run

Between 1910 and 1916, Henry Helgesen ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Helgesen's biggest single-election total was 50,600 votes, in the 1910 U.S. House election in North Dakota's at-large district. Helgesen's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. House election in North Dakota's District 1, decided by 4,348 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in North Dakota's District 1, every U.S. House race in North Dakota's at-large district, or all 1916 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Henry Helgesen received?

Henry Helgesen has received 105,030 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Henry Helgesen’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1916U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon20,70959.91%George A Bangs
Gram V
1914U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon16,56555.97%F Bartholomew
Leon Durocher (head-to-head)
1912U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon17,15661.11%Lovell
Leon Durocher (head-to-head)
1910U.S. HouseNorth DakotaWon50,60031.67%Louis Hanna
T D Casey

Hildreth

Arthur Hagendorf

N H Bjornstead
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000459) and Wikidata (Q746252). 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.