Addison Davis

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Illinois
Party: prohibition
On the ballot: 1850–1930

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Davis424,438

Opponents2.0M

Elections run

Between 1850 and 1930, Addison Davis ran in 14 U.S. House elections, losing all 14. Davis's biggest single-election total was 373,682 votes, in the 1914 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district.

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How many votes has Addison Davis received?

Addison Davis has received 424,438 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–14.

Election history

Addison Davis’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1930	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	860.05%	James Igoe Henry R Lundblad John C Barnes
1926	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	24,50737.72%	Charles Adkins
1920	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	8991.63%	Martin Madden James A Gorman
1914	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	373,68220.59%	Burnett Chiperfield William Williams Mark J Sullivan Harry L Heer George N Kreider D L Thomas Carl Strover Frank E Herrick John A Shields W H *
1910	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	6751.82%	Napoleon Thistlewood William D Lyerle Daniel Boone
1908	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	6461.23%	Martin Foster Frank S Dickson
1890	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	6851.93%	George Smith William S Morris L L Lawrence W W Barr (head-to-head) James Ross Hanna
1888	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	7341.57%	William Mason Milton R Freshwater Frank A Stauber
1884	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	6581.91%	John Thomas (head-to-head) Fountain E Albright Hy M Miller W S Wesley Robert R Link W S Wiseley Emily Langham
1878	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	20.01%	William Aldrich Jas R Doolittle John McAscliff W W Barr (head-to-head)
1878	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	2,4549.02%	John Thomas (head-to-head) A B Allen
1876	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	14,09048.69%	Carter Harrison S F Norton
1858	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	5041.96%	Isaac Morris Jackson Grimshaw
1850	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	4,81645.52%	Willis Allen

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Addison Davis: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/addison-davis. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.