Frank A. Lenning

Offices

Secretary of State
Statewide
In office
Dec 1, 1956 to Dec 1, 1958

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
2 years
Frank A. Lenning spent 2 years in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

1956–Secretary of State WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1956
55.39%
Frank A. Lenning*, Republican, 1,076,697 votes
44.20%
Thomas L. Lemon, Democratic, 859,231 votes
 0.34%
Josephine Lough, Prohibition, 6,648 votes
 0.07%
John Marion Morris, Socialist Labor, 1,264 votes
Out of 1,943,840 votes casts, the margin of victory was 217,466 (11.19%)
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1958–Secretary of State LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1958
55.29%
John R. Walsh*, Democratic, 945,230 votes
43.94%
Frank A. Lenning (i), Republican, 751,260 votes
 0.77%
J. Ralston Miller, Prohibition, 13,238 votes
Out of 1,709,728 votes casts, the margin of victory was 193,970 (11.35%)
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In the 2 races for which we have results, Frank A. Lenning had a record of 1-1. That includes a record of 1-1 in 2 general elections.