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Harold Stassen



Born: April 13, 1907 in West St. Paul, MN
Died: March 4, 2001 in Bloomington, MN

Education:

  • University of Minnesota, B.A., 1927, LL.B., 1929

Military Service:

  • U.S. Navy, 1943-1945

Career:

  • Lawyer
  • President of University of Pennsylvania, 1948-1953
  • Director, Mutual Security Agency, 1953
  • Director, U.S. Foreign Operations Administration, 1953-1955

Elected Office:

  • Candidate for U.S. President, 1948, 1952, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992
  • Candidate for PA Governor, 1958


Election Results for Harold Stassen


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YearAgeStatePartyOfficeDistrictStagePosVotes%
1938 31 MN R Governor Primary 1 123,634 47.4%
1938 31 MN R Governor General 1 678,839 59.9%
1940 33 MN R Governor Primary 1 301,508 89.9%
1940 33 MN R Governor General 1 654,686 52.1%
1942 35 MN R Governor Primary 1 218,457 53.3%
1942 35 MN R Governor General 1 409,800 51.6%
1958 51 PA R Governor Primary 2 344,043 31.7%
1966 59 PA R Governor Primary 2 172,150 16.1%
1978 71 MN IR U.S. Senate Class 2 Primary 2 28,170 13.2%
1982 75 MN IR Governor Primary 3 17,795 5.8%
1986 79 MN IR U.S. House District 04 Primary 1 10,261 100.0%
1986 79 MN IR U.S. House District 04 General 2 41,926 27.1%
1994 87 MN IR U.S. Senate Class 1 Primary 3 22,430 4.8%


Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election.