Thelma Ingersoll

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Socialist Labor
On the ballot
1952–1954
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ingersoll10,036
Opponents4.2M
2
Elections run

Between 1952 and 1954, Thelma Ingersoll ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 2. Ingersoll's biggest single-election total was 5,353 votes, in the 1954 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts.

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How many votes has Thelma Ingersoll received?

Thelma Ingersoll has received 10,036 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Thelma Ingersoll’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1954U.S. SenateMassachusettsLost5,3530.28%Leverett Saltonstall
Foster Furcolo

Harold J. Ireland
1952U.S. SenateMassachusettsLost4,6830.2%John F. Kennedy
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

Mark R. Shaw
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