Information on Raymond Eugene Willis

Offices

Indiana House

LaGrange, Steuben Counties

In office
Nov 6, 1918 to Nov 8, 1922

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election

4 years, 3 days

U.S. Senate

Class 1

In office
Jan 3, 1941 to Jan 3, 1947

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run

6 years, 1 day

Raymond Eugene Willis spent 10 years, 4 days in office in Indiana, including 6 years, 1 day at the federal level and 4 years, 3 days at the state level.

Elections

1938–U.S. Senate (Class 3) LOST

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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1940–U.S. Senate (Class 1) WON

General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1940

50.45%

Raymond Eugene Willis*, Republican, 888,070 votes

49.13%

Sherman Minton (i), Democratic, 864,803 votes

0.32%

Carl W. Thompson, Prohibition, 5,621 votes

0.10%

John H. Kingsbury, Socialist, 1,751 votes

Out of 1,760,245 votes casts, the margin of victory was 23,267 (1.32%)