Tom Ayres

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
South Dakota
Party
Non-Partisan
On the ballot
1920–1924
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ayres68,271
Opponents314,820
2
Elections run

Between 1920 and 1924, Tom Ayres ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 2. Ayres's biggest single-election total was 44,309 votes, in the 1920 U.S. Senate election in South Dakota.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in South Dakota or all 1924 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Tom Ayres received?

Tom Ayres has received 68,271 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Tom Ayres’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1924U.S. SenateSouth DakotaLost23,96212.05%William H. McMaster
U. S. Cherry (head-to-head)

George Egan

Charles H. Dillon

H. L. Loucks

Don Livingston
1920U.S. SenateSouth DakotaLost44,30924.06%Peter Norbeck
U. S. Cherry (head-to-head)

R. O. Richards

L. J. Manbeck
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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.