Peter Norbeck, U.S. Senator

Peter Norbeck

U.S. Senator
Born
August 27, 1870
Died
December 20, 1936
Age at death
66
Home state
South Dakota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1920–1932
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Norbeck349,868
Opponents294,084
3
Elections run

Between 1920 and 1932, Peter Norbeck ran in 3 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 3. Norbeck's biggest single-election total was 151,845 votes, in the 1932 U.S. Senate election in South Dakota.

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How many votes has Peter Norbeck received?

Peter Norbeck has received 349,868 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Peter Norbeck’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1932U.S. SenateSouth DakotaWon151,84553.83%U. S. Cherry (head-to-head)
Howard Platt (head-to-head)

Oscar Luttio

L. J. Manbeck (head-to-head)
1926U.S. SenateSouth DakotaWon105,75659.52%C. J. Gunderson
Howard Platt (head-to-head)
1920U.S. SenateSouth DakotaWon92,26750.1%Tom Ayres
U. S. Cherry (head-to-head)

R. O. Richards

L. J. Manbeck (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (N000132) and Wikidata (Q367165). 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.