Henrik Shipstead Candidate

Born: January 8, 1881
Burbank, Minnesota
Kandiyohi County
United States
Resided: Glenwood, Minnesota
Pope County


Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin County
Death: June 26, 1960
Gender: Man
Occupation: Dentist
Political Party: Nonpartisan; Republican; Independent; Farmer-Labor
Offices Held: Mayor of Glenwood (1911-1913). State Representative: HD 47 (1917-1919). U.S. Senator (1923-1947).
Notes: Shipstead ran for HD 47 in 1916, CD 07 in 1918, and Governor in 1920 from Glenwood. He was a resident of Minneapolis for all of his U.S. Senate campaigns.
Sources: Minnesota Historical Society Death Certificate Index (1960-MN-004277). World War II Draft Registration Card (April 27, 1942). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Photo of Henrik Shipstead
Photo of Henrik Shipstead
40th Minnesota Legislative Manual, Minnesota Digital Library.

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
3 13 7
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
11/02/1948 U.S. Senate General Write-In 1 0.00% Lost
11/05/1946 U.S. Senate General Write-In 15 0.00% Lost
07/08/1946 U.S. Senate Primary Republican 160,619 38.62% Lost
11/05/1940 U.S. Senate General Republican 641,049 53.00% Won
09/10/1940 U.S. Senate Primary Republican 168,876 51.37% Won
11/06/1934 U.S. Senate General Farmer-Labor 503,379 49.87% Won
06/18/1934 U.S. Senate Primary Farmer-Labor 198,951 73.65% Won
11/06/1928 U.S. Senate General Farmer-Labor 665,169 65.37% Won
06/18/1928 U.S. Senate Primary Farmer-Labor 86,093 90.03% Won
11/07/1922 U.S. Senate General Farmer-Labor 325,372 47.10% Won
11/02/1920 Governor General Independent 281,402 35.91% Lost
06/21/1920 Governor Primary Republican 125,861 40.96% Lost
06/17/1918 U.S. House, District 07 Primary Republican 16,775 46.18% Lost