John A. Engel

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
October 27, 1909
Died
November 6, 1983
Age at death
74
Home state
South Dakota
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1948–1950
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Engel189,441
Opponents304,754
2
Elections run

Between 1948 and 1950, John A. Engel ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 2. Engel's biggest single-election total was 98,749 votes, in the 1948 U.S. Senate election in South Dakota.

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How many votes has John A. Engel received?

John A. Engel has received 189,441 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

John A. Engel’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1950U.S. SenateSouth DakotaLost90,69236.08%Francis Case
1948U.S. SenateSouth DakotaLost98,74940.67%Karl E. Mundt
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q111322809). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John A. Engel: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-a-engel. 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.