William Schulte

U.S. Representative
Born
August 19, 1890
Died
December 7, 1966
Age at death
76
Home state
Indiana
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1932–1940
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Schulte286,902
Opponents211,623
5
Elections run

Between 1932 and 1940, William Schulte ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Schulte's biggest single-election total was 71,606 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 1. Schulte's closest win came in the 1932 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 1, decided by 2,898 votes.

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How many votes has William Schulte received?

William Schulte has received 286,902 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

William Schulte’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1940U.S. HouseIndianaWon71,60660.81%M Elliott Belshaw (head-to-head)
Frame
1938U.S. HouseIndianaWon56,63054.94%M Elliott Belshaw (head-to-head)
Ralph Logsdon
1936U.S. HouseIndianaWon68,21066.38%Fred F Schultz
Al Stross
1934U.S. HouseIndianaWon44,98353.54%E Miles Norton
Christian B Stevens
1932U.S. HouseIndianaWon45,47350.01%Oscar A Ahlgren
Eugene Cooney

W J Johnson

James L Harmon

Fred B Osborne
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000145) and Wikidata (Q2580707). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “William Schulte: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/william-schulte. 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.