Walter Ploeser

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 7, 1907
Died: November 17, 1993
Age at death: 86
Home state: Missouri
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1940–1946

Career timeline

1940Rep 1944Rep 1946Rep

3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ploeser338,535

Opponents285,620

Elections run

Between 1940 and 1946, Walter Ploeser ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Ploeser's biggest single-election total was 127,005 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 12. Ploeser's closest win came in the 1944 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 12, decided by 8,334 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Missouri's District 12 or all 1946 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Walter Ploeser received?

Walter Ploeser has received 338,535 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Walter Ploeser’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1946	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	93,13658.2%	Simpson
1944	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	118,39451.82%	Phelim Otoole
1940	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	127,00553.89%	Anderson Tendler

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000387) and Wikidata (Q2543863). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Walter Ploeser: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/walter-ploeser. Accessed [date].

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.