Henry Dworschak Candidate

Born: August 29, 1894
Duluth, Minnesota
Saint Louis County
United States
Resided: Duluth, Minnesota
Saint Louis County
Death: July 26, 1962
Gender: Man
Occupation: Newspaper editor
Military Service: U.S. Army, 4th Antiaircraft Machine Gun Battalion, World War I (Sergeant, 1918-1919).
Political Party: Nonpartisan
Offices Held: Idaho U.S. Representative: CD 02 (1939-1946). Idaho U.S. Senator (1946-1949, 1949-1962).
Notes: Dworcshak later changed the spelling of his last name to "Dworshak." He was editor of The Labor World in Duluth and later published the Burley Bulletin (Burley, Idaho) from 1924 to1944.
Sources: World War I Draft Registration Card (June 5, 1917). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. The Labor World, October 12, 1918 (p. 6).
Photo of Henry Dworschak
Photo of Henry Dworschak
The Labor World, October 12, 1918 (p. 6).

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
06/17/1918 State Senate, District 57 Primary Nonpartisan 1,039 17.81% Lost