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Lemke was the attorney general of North Dakota from 1921 to 1922. He later was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1932 on the Republican Party ticket. He served four two-year terms in Congress. In 1940, after having already received the Republican nomination for a fifth House term, he withdrew from that race to launch an unsuccessful run as an independent for the U.S. Senate. He ran again for CongressThe United States Congress is the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The structure and responsibilities of Congress are defined in Article One of the United States Constitution. The United States Congress is bicameral, meaning tha in 1942Events January January 1 World War II: The word " United Nations" is first officially used to describe the Allied pact. January 2 World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. January 5 Amy Johnson disappears in flight over River Thames estuary ass as a Republican and served four more terms, until his death in 1950.

In 1936Events January-February January 15 The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 20 Death of George V of the United Kingdom. His son Edward VIII succeedes him as King of th William Lemke accepted the nomination of the Union PartyThe Union Party was a short-lived political party in the United States, formed in 1936 by a coalition of radio priest Father Charles Coughlin, old-age pension advocate Francis Townsend, and Gerald L. Smith, who had taken control of Huey Long's Share Our W, a short-lived third partypolitics a third party is a political party organized in all or nearly all states other than the Democrats or Republicans. See: Third party (United States . In Canada, a third party or third party status usually refers to a small political party that is n, as their candidate for President of the United StatesThe President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. Under the U. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander in chief of the armed forces. Because of the superpower status of th. He received 892,267 votes, or just under 2% nationwide, and no electoral votes. (see also: U.S. presidential election, 1936Presidential CandidateElectoral Vote Popular Vote Pct Party Running Mate(Electoral Votes) Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York (W) 523 27,751,597 60. 8% Democratic John Nance Garner of Texas (523) Alfred Mossman Landon of Kansas 8 16,679,583 36. 6% Repub) Simultaneously, he was re-elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican.

While in Congress, he earned a reputation as a progressive populist and supporter of the New Deal, championing the causes of family farmers and co-sponsoring legislation to protect farmers against foreclosures during the Great Depression. In 1936, he co-sponsored the Fraizer-Lemke Bill , which would have provided for government refinancing of farm mortgages. President Franklin D. Roosevelt refused to support Lemke on that issue and ultimately sank the bill. Many believe Lemke's acceptance of the Union Party nomination in 1936 was out of bitterness toward Roosevelt over this issue.

Lemke died in Fargo, North Dakota and is buried in Riverside Cemetary.