Otis F. Glenn, U.S. Senator

Otis F. Glenn

U.S. Senator
Born
August 27, 1879
Died
March 11, 1959
Age at death
79
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1928–1936
Career timeline
1-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Glenn4.6M
Opponents5.5M
3
Elections run

Between 1928 and 1936, Otis F. Glenn ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 2. Glenn's biggest single-election total was 1,594,031 votes, in the 1928 U.S. Senate election in Illinois.

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How many votes has Otis F. Glenn received?

Otis F. Glenn has received 4,572,042 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.

Election history

Otis F. Glenn’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1936U.S. SenateIllinoisLost1,545,17040.72%J. Hamilton Lewis
Newton Jenkins

Arthur McDowell

Adah M. Hagler

Frank Schnur
1932U.S. SenateIllinoisLost1,432,84142.51%Wiliiam H. Dietrich
Charles Pogoreles

William E. Browder

G. A. Jennings

William J. Baker
1928U.S. SenateIllinois · SpecialWon1,594,03154.46%Anton Cermak
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q3357655). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Otis F. Glenn: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/otis-glenn. 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.