Paul Kvale
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 27, 1896
- Died
- June 14, 1960
- Age at death
- 64
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1930–1936
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kvale560,349
Opponents7.5M
4
Elections run
Between 1930 and 1936, Paul Kvale ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Kvale's biggest single-election total was 380,444 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Minnesota's at-large district. Kvale's closest win came in the 1936 U.S. House election in Minnesota's District 7, decided by 19,120 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Minnesota's District 7, every U.S. House race in Minnesota's at-large district, or all 1936 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Paul Kvale received?
Paul Kvale has received 560,349 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 56,31049.67% | H Carl Andersen C L Cole |
| 1934 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 65,26159.32% | Daly |
| 1932 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 380,4444.89% | Magnus Johnson Henry Arens Ernest Lundeen Theodore Christianson Einar Hoidale Ray Chase Francis Shoemaker Harold Knutson August H Andresen W I Nolan Conrad G Selvig J A A Burnquist Peterson Henry G Teigan C F Gaarenstroom William A Pittenger N J Holmberg A C Townley Robert C Bell John P Coughlin Silas M Bryan Emil E Holmes James R Bennett Donald A Chapman Hugh T Kennedy John Bowe Victor Christgau Anderson M Karson Fred Lequier Melvin Maas |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseMinnesota | Won | 58,33481.2% | Frank Hopkins |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000350) and Wikidata (Q2060443). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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