Richard Thompson (R.T.) Buckler Candidate
Born: |
October 27, 1865 Oakland, Illinois Coles County United States |
Resided: |
Andover Township,
Minnesota
Polk County |
Death: | January 23, 1950 |
Gender: | Man |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Political Party: | Farmer-Labor |
Offices Held: | Andover School Board member. Andover Township Supervisor. State Senator: SD 66 (1915-1919, 1923-1927, 1931-1935). U.S. Representative: CD 09 (1935-1943). |
Sources: | Minnesota Historical Society Death Certificate Index (1950-MN-012769). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. |
39th Minnesota Legislative Manual, Minnesota Digital Library.
Election Details
Number of state/federal offices sought | Number of campaigns | Number of winning campaigns |
---|---|---|
2 | 13 | 10 |
Date | Election | Stage | Party | Votes | Percent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/05/1940 | U.S. House, District 09 | General | Farmer-Labor | 48,999 | 43.43% | Won |
09/10/1940 | U.S. House, District 09 | Primary | Farmer-Labor | 7,898 | 59.41% | Won |
11/08/1938 | U.S. House, District 09 | General | Farmer-Labor | 44,017 | 41.99% | Won |
06/20/1938 | U.S. House, District 09 | Primary | Farmer-Labor | 24,554 | 69.77% | Won |
11/03/1936 | U.S. House, District 09 | General | Farmer-Labor | 48,256 | 48.45% | Won |
11/06/1934 | U.S. House, District 09 | General | Farmer-Labor | 41,822 | 44.23% | Won |
06/18/1934 | U.S. House, District 09 | Primary | Farmer-Labor | 17,874 | 47.12% | Won |
06/20/1932 | U.S. House | Primary | Farmer-Labor | 23,506 | 2.20% | Lost |
11/04/1930 | State Senate, District 66 | General | Nonpartisan | 6,518 | 56.63% | Won |
11/02/1926 | State Senate, District 66 | General | Nonpartisan | 5,076 | 46.20% | Lost |
11/07/1922 | State Senate, District 66 | General | Nonpartisan | 5,930 | 60.47% | Won |
06/17/1918 | State Senate, District 66 | Primary | Nonpartisan | 1,863 | 29.17% | Lost |
11/03/1914 | State Senate, District 66 | General | Nonpartisan | 2,593 | 50.38% | Won |
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