Lester J. Dickinson, U.S. Senator

Lester J. Dickinson

U.S. Senator
Home state
Iowa
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1930–1938
Career timeline
1-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dickinson1.2M
Opponents1.2M
3
Elections run

Between 1930 and 1938, Lester J. Dickinson ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 2. Dickinson's biggest single-election total was 503,635 votes, in the 1936 U.S. Senate election in Iowa. Dickinson's closest win came in the 1930 U.S. Senate election in Iowa, decided by 72,427 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Iowa or all 1938 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Lester J. Dickinson received?

Lester J. Dickinson has received 1,222,231 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.

Election history

Lester J. Dickinson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1938U.S. SenateIowaLost410,98349.41%Guy M. Gilette
George F. Buresh (head-to-head)

Raymond E. Hanke

G. W. Bauseman
1936U.S. SenateIowaLost503,63546.99%Clyde L. Herring
George F. Buresh (head-to-head)

John B. Hammond

Laetitia M. Conrad
1930U.S. SenateIowaWon307,61356.29%Daniel F. Steck
Arthur A. Wells

L. E. Eickelberg
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Lester J. Dickinson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/lester-dickinson-iowa. 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.