Usher Burdick

★ U.S. Representative

Born: February 21, 1879
Died: August 19, 1960
Age at death: 81
Home state: North Dakota
Party: Republican
Years in office: 20 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot: 1934–1956

Career timeline

1934Rep 1936Rep 1938Rep 1940Rep 1942Rep 1948Rep

1950Rep 1952Rep 1954Rep 1956Rep

10-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Burdick1.3M

Opponents2.6M

Elections run

Between 1934 and 1956, Usher Burdick ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Burdick's biggest single-election total was 181,218 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in North Dakota's at-large district. Burdick's closest win came in the 1956 U.S. House election in North Dakota's at-large district, decided by 7,511 votes.

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How many votes has Usher Burdick received?

Usher Burdick has received 1,302,529 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Usher Burdick’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1956	U.S. HouseNorth Dakota	Won	143,51432%	Otto Krueger (head-to-head) Agnes Geelan S B Hocking
1954	U.S. HouseNorth Dakota	Won	124,84536.24%	Otto Krueger (head-to-head) P W Lanier Raymond G Vendsel
1952	U.S. HouseNorth Dakota	Won	181,21846.72%	Otto Krueger (head-to-head) Edward Nesemeier
1950	U.S. HouseNorth Dakota	Won	110,53434.03%	Fred Aandahl Ervin Schumacher E A Johansson (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseNorth Dakota	Won	128,45440.24%	William Lemke (head-to-head) Alfred S Dale (head-to-head) John M Weiler
1942	U.S. HouseNorth Dakota	Won	85,93630.71%	William Lemke (head-to-head) Charles R Robertson H Halvorson E A Johanson
1940	U.S. HouseNorth Dakota	Won	148,22734.45%	Charles Robertson R J Downey Adolph Michelson Thomas Hall John Omdahl
1938	U.S. HouseNorth Dakota	Won	149,04736.33%	William Lemke (head-to-head) Howard I Henry Alfred S Dale (head-to-head) J B Field
1936	U.S. HouseNorth Dakota	Won	115,91325.89%	William Lemke (head-to-head) Henry Holt J J Nygaard I J Moe P H Miller E A Johansson (head-to-head) Jasper Haaland (head-to-head) W D Webster
1934	U.S. HouseNorth Dakota	Won	114,84124.26%	William Lemke (head-to-head) W D Lynch G F Lamb J H Sinclair Jasper Haaland (head-to-head) Effie Kjorstad

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001079) and Wikidata (Q2502543). 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 September 25, 2026.