William Lemke, U.S. Senate candidate

William Lemke

U.S. Senate candidate
Home state
North Dakota
Party
Farmer-Labor
On the ballot
1926–1940
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lemke97,570
Opponents321,637
2
Elections run

Between 1926 and 1940, William Lemke ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, losing all 2. Lemke's biggest single-election total was 92,593 votes, in the 1940 U.S. Senate election in North Dakota.

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How many votes has William Lemke received?

William Lemke has received 97,570 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

William Lemke’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1940U.S. SenateNorth DakotaLost92,59335.06%William Langer
Charles J. Vogel

Jasper Haaland
1926U.S. SenateNorth DakotaLost4,9773.21%Gerald P. Nye
Norris H. Nelson

F. F. Burchard

C. P. Stone
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Lemke: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-lemke. 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.