Frederick E. Schortemeier

Offices

Secretary of State
Statewide
In office
Dec 1, 1924 to Dec 1, 1928

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Term Limited
Frederick E. Schortemeier spent 4 years, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

1924–Secretary of State WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1924
55.91%
Frederick E. Schortemeier*, Republican, 681,948 votes
43.26%
Arthur J. Hamrick, Democratic, 527,695 votes
 0.52%
Emma Henry, Socialist, 6,390 votes
 0.31%
Ross S. Davis, Prohibition, 3,747 votes
Out of 1,219,780 votes casts, the margin of victory was 154,253 (12.65%)
1926–Secretary of State WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1926
52.48%
Frederick E. Schortemeier (i)*, Republican, 534,058 votes
46.52%
Arthur J. Hamrick, Democratic, 473,320 votes
 0.52%
Robert F. Dyer, Prohibition, 5,301 votes
 0.48%
Clarence E. Bond, Socialist, 4,885 votes
Out of 1,017,564 votes casts, the margin of victory was 60,738 (5.96%)
In the 2 races for which we have results, Frederick E. Schortemeier had a record of 2-0. That includes a record of 2-0 in 2 general elections.