Lewis Murphy

U.S. Senator
Born
November 6, 1875
Died
July 16, 1936
Age at death
60
Home state
Iowa
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1932
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Murphy538,422
Opponents455,874
1
Elections run

Lewis Murphy (1875–1936), a Democratic politician from Iowa, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1932 U.S. Senate election in Iowa with 538,422 votes (54.15%), defeating Henry Field and Smith W. Brookhart and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has Lewis Murphy received?

Lewis Murphy has received 538,422 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Lewis Murphy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1932U.S. SenateIowaWon538,42254.15%Henry Field
Smith W. Brookhart

T. S. McCrill

Roy M. Harrop

Peter Hunter
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001103) and Wikidata (Q2150045). 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.