Raymond E. Willis, U.S. Senator

Raymond E. Willis

U.S. Senator
Born
August 11, 1875
Died
March 21, 1956
Age at death
80
Home state
Indiana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1938–1940
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Willis1.7M
Opponents1.7M
2
Elections run

Between 1938 and 1940, Raymond E. Willis ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Willis's biggest single-election total was 888,070 votes, in the 1940 U.S. Senate election in Indiana.

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How many votes has Raymond E. Willis received?

Raymond E. Willis has received 1,671,259 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Raymond E. Willis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1940U.S. SenateIndianaWon888,07050.45%Sherman Minton
Carl W. Thompson

John H. Kingsbury
1938U.S. SenateIndianaLost783,18949.52%Frederick Van Nuys
Herman L. Seeger

Louis E. Roebuck

Miles Blansett
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000563) and Wikidata (Q2134139). 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.