P W Lanier

U.S. House candidate
Home state
North Dakota
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1930–1954
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lanier89,869
Opponents315,536
2
Elections run

Between 1930 and 1954, P W Lanier ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Lanier's biggest single-election total was 64,089 votes, in the 1954 U.S. House election in North Dakota's at-large district.

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How many votes has P W Lanier received?

P W Lanier has received 89,869 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

P W Lanier’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1954U.S. HouseNorth DakotaLost64,08918.61%Usher Burdick
Otto Krueger

Raymond G Vendsel
1930U.S. HouseNorth DakotaLost25,78042.3%Thomas Hall
Alfred Knutson
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “P W Lanier: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/p-w-lanier-north-dakota. 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.