Frederick R. Van Nuys

Notable Facts

  • Served as Senate President Pro Tempore in the 69th General Assembly (1914-1916)

Offices

Indiana Senate
Madison County
In office
Nov 6, 1912 to Nov 8, 1916

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
4 years, 3 days
U.S. Senate
Class 3
In office
Mar 4, 1933 to Jan 25, 1944

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Died
10 years, 10 months, 25 days
Frederick R. Van Nuys spent 14 years, 10 months, 28 days in office in Indiana, including 10 years, 10 months, 25 days at the federal level and 4 years, 3 days at the state level.

Elections

1932–U.S. Senate (Class 3) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1932
55.57%
Frederick R. Van Nuys*, Democratic, 870,053 votes
42.26%
James E. Watson (i), Republican, 661,750 votes
 1.20%
Forrest Wallace, Socialist, 18,724 votes
 0.60%
Allison E. Wrentmore, Prohibition, 9,406 votes
 0.14%
William Townsend, Communist, 2,123 votes
 0.12%
Ralph Green, National, 1,869 votes
 0.12%
Evartt Edward Bailey, Socialist Labor, 1,825 votes
Out of 1,565,750 votes casts, the margin of victory was 208,303 (13.31%)
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1938–U.S. Senate (Class 3) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1938
49.85%
Frederick R. Van Nuys (i)*, Democratic, 788,386 votes
49.52%
Raymond Eugene Willis, Republican, 783,189 votes
 0.44%
Herman L. Seeger, Prohibition, 6,905 votes
 0.13%
Louis E. Roebuck, Socialist Labor, 2,026 votes
 0.06%
Miles Blansett, Communist, 984 votes
Out of 1,581,490 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,197 (0.33%)
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In the 2 races for which we have results, Frederick R. Van Nuys had a record of 2-0. That includes a record of 2-0 in 2 general elections.