Herman Backus Barefield

Offices

We found no record of Herman Backus Barefield serving in elected office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they served at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database.

Elections

1938–Treasurer of State LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1938
49.87%
Joseph Miller Robertson*, Democratic, 776,280 votes
49.58%
Arthur H. Berndt, Republican, 771,875 votes
 0.42%
A. Adam Ireland, Prohibition, 6,609 votes
 0.12%
Herman Backus Barefield, Socialist Labor, 1,912 votes
Out of 1,556,676 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,405 (0.29%)
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1940–Governor LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1940
49.92%
Henry Frederick Schricker*, Democratic, 889,620 votes
49.69%
Glenn R. Hillis, Republican, 885,657 votes
 0.27%
Omer S. Whiteman, Prohibition, 4,869 votes
 0.08%
Mary Donavan Hapgood, Socialist, 1,455 votes
 0.04%
Herman Backus Barefield, Socialist Labor, 651 votes
Out of 1,782,252 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,963 (0.23%)
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In the 2 races for which we have results, Herman Backus Barefield had a record of 0-2. That includes a record of 0-2 in 2 general elections.