George R. Durgan

Offices

U.S. House
District 2
In office
Mar 4, 1933 to Jan 3, 1935

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
1 year, 10 months, 1 day
George R. Durgan spent 1 year, 10 months, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1932–U.S. House (District 2) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1932
54.01%
George R. Durgan*, Democratic, 73,357 votes
45.57%
William Robert Wood (i), Republican, 61,897 votes
 0.41%
Robert L. McGinley, Socialist, 560 votes
Out of 135,814 votes casts, the margin of victory was 11,460 (8.44%)
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1934–U.S. House (District 2) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1934
53.88%
Frederick Landis*, Republican, 72,552 votes
45.75%
George R. Durgan (i), Democratic, 61,610 votes
 0.36%
William Earl Ross, Socialist, 491 votes
Out of 134,653 votes casts, the margin of victory was 10,942 (8.13%)
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1935–U.S. House (District 2) LOST
Special Election–Tuesday, January 29, 1935
52.74%
Charles A. Halleck*, Republican, 50,324 votes
47.26%
George R. Durgan, Democratic, 45,089 votes
Out of 95,413 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,235 (5.48%)
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In the 3 races for which we have results, George R. Durgan had a record of 1-2. That includes a record of 1-1 in 2 general elections, and 0-1 in 1 special election.