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Information on Sherman Minton
Sherman Minton
Notable Facts
Served as U.S Senate Minority Leader (Democratic) from 1939-1941
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U.S. Senate
Class 1
In office
Jan 3, 1935 to Jan 3, 1941
Party:
Democratic
Assumed:
General Election
Left:
Lost Reelection Bid
Sherman Minton spent 6 years, 2 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.
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1934–U.S. Senate (Class 1)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1934
51.46%
Sherman Minton
*
, Democratic, 758,801 votes
47.48%
Arthur Raymond Robinson
(i)
, Republican, 700,103 votes
0.64%
Forrest Wallace
, Socialist, 9,414 votes
0.34%
Albert Jackman
, Prohibition, 4,987 votes
0.09%
Wenzel Stocker
, Communist, 1,307 votes
Out of
1,474,612
votes casts, the margin of victory was
58,698
(3.98%)
1940–U.S. Senate (Class 1)
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1940
50.45%
Raymond Eugene Willis
*
, Republican, 888,070 votes
49.13%
Sherman Minton
(i)
, Democratic, 864,803 votes
0.32%
Carl W. Thompson
, Prohibition, 5,621 votes
0.10%
John H. Kingsbury
, Socialist, 1,751 votes
Out of
1,760,245
votes casts, the margin of victory was
23,267
(1.32%)
In the 2 races for which we have results, Sherman Minton had a record of 1-1. That includes a record of 1-1 in 2 general elections.