John Schmidhauser

U.S. Representative
Born
January 3, 1922
Died
February 21, 2018
Age at death
96
Home state
Iowa
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1964
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Schmidhauser84,042
Opponents80,854
1
Elections run

John Schmidhauser (1922–2018), a Democratic politician from Iowa, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1964 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 1 with 84,042 votes (50.97%), defeating Fred Schwengel and Tracy M Gore.

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How many votes has John Schmidhauser received?

John Schmidhauser has received 84,042 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Schmidhauser’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1964U.S. HouseIowaWon84,04250.97%Fred Schwengel
Tracy M Gore
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000131) and Wikidata (Q1701499). 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.