Smith W. Brookhart, U.S. Senator

Smith W. Brookhart

U.S. Senator
Born
February 2, 1869
Died
November 15, 1944
Age at death
75
Home state
Iowa
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1922–1932
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brookhart1.2M
Opponents1.9M
4
Elections run

Between 1922 and 1932, Smith W. Brookhart ran in 4 U.S. Senate elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Brookhart's biggest single-election total was 447,706 votes, in the 1924 U.S. Senate election in Iowa.

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How many votes has Smith W. Brookhart received?

Smith W. Brookhart has received 1,204,040 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Smith W. Brookhart’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1932U.S. SenateIowaLost43,1744.34%Lewis Murphy
Henry Field

T. S. McCrill

Roy M. Harrop

Peter Hunter
1926U.S. SenateIowaWon323,40956.61%Claude R. Porter
1924U.S. SenateIowaWon447,70649.95%Daniel F. Steck
Luther Brewer

L. E. Eickelberg
1922U.S. SenateIowa · SpecialWon389,75163.11%Clyde L. Herring
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000873) and Wikidata (Q5587434). 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.