Norma (Mrs. Ernest) Lundeen Candidate

Born: March 10, 1896
San Francisco, California
San Francisco County
United States
Resided: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin County
Death: April 9, 1983
Gender: Woman
Occupation: None
Political Party: Farmer-Labor
Notes: Born Norma Ward. Lundeen was the widow of State Representative (HD 42, 1911-1915), U.S. Representative (CD 05, 1917-1919; At-Large, 1933-1935; CD 03, 1935-1937), and U.S. Senator (1937-1940) Ernest Lundeen. Lundeen later married Oregon Republican U.S. Senator Rufus C. Holman (1939-1945) in 1944 who died in 1959. At that point Lundeen was a widow to two U.S. Senators.
Sources: California Death Certificate Index. United States Census, 1940.
Photo of Norma Lundeen
Photo of Norma Lundeen
Minneapolis Morning Tribune, March 3, 1942 (p. 8).

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
1 1 0
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
09/08/1942 U.S. Senate Primary Farmer-Labor 24,019 21.51% Lost