John Moses

Governor
Born
June 12, 1885
Died
March 3, 1945
Age at death
59
Home state
North Dakota
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1936–1942
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Moses493,664
Opponents495,557
4
Elections run

Between 1936 and 1942, John Moses ran in 4 governor elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Moses's biggest single-election total was 173,278 votes, in the 1940 governor election in North Dakota. Moses's closest win came in the 1938 governor election in North Dakota, decided by 13,024 votes.

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How many votes has John Moses received?

John Moses has received 493,664 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

John Moses’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1942GovernorNorth DakotaWon101,39057.62%Oscar W. Hagen
1940GovernorNorth DakotaWon173,27863.11%Jack A. Patterson
1938GovernorNorth DakotaWon138,27052.47%John N. Hagan
1936GovernorNorth DakotaLost80,72629.27%William Langer
Walter Welford
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