Anderson Walters

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 18, 1862
Died: December 7, 1927
Age at death: 65
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1912–1924

Career timeline

1912Rep 1914Rep 1918Rep 1920Rep 1924Rep

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Walters2.5M

Opponents16.4M

Elections run

Between 1912 and 1924, Anderson Walters ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Walters's biggest single-election total was 1,140,836 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's at-large district. Walters's closest win came in the 1924 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 20, decided by 63 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 20, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's at-large district, or all 1924 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Anderson Walters received?

Anderson Walters has received 2,483,707 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Anderson Walters’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1924	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	23,5190.27%	John A Bailey
1920	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	1,140,83616.32%	William Burke (head-to-head) Mahlon Garland (head-to-head) Joseph McLaughlin John W Bracken M J Hanlan Wesley W Bowman John McDonough Flora J Diefenderfer William Hart (head-to-head) Luther S Kauffman Charles J Bauer A M Buckwalter Warren L Hayden (head-to-head) Henry W Schlegel (head-to-head) F E Whittlesey George T Miller Howard Cessna William A Hagan Silas A Kline Thomas A Kavanagh T C Robinson L A Smith (head-to-head) Frank Kalcec Herman Spittal Joseph Rack
1918	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	525,61515.33%	William Burke (head-to-head) Mahlon Garland (head-to-head) Thomas Crago (head-to-head) Joseph F Gorman J Calvin Strayer Samuel R Tarner Fred Ikeler O D Brubaker Elisha Kent Kane Albert Gaddis James L McKee (head-to-head) David Bixler Henry W Schlegel (head-to-head) John C Euler Harry T Vaughn James H Dix Ryan Oliver McKnight Calvin B Power
1914	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	185,0280.09%	Thomas Crago (head-to-head) John Scott Mahlon Garland (head-to-head) Daniel Lafean Robert S Bright J M Clark Martin Jennings Caton Charles N Crosby William C Mitchell Arthur Rupley (head-to-head) J Watson Warren L Hayden (head-to-head) W S Greely King D O Coughlin Charles Sehl William Hart (head-to-head) Patton L A Smith (head-to-head) B R Pike Joseph B Holtz Howard S Welker Albert W Binz Hiram H Fisher John Lipsett Charles W Erwin (head-to-head) Charles Durner H G Meinel
1912	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	608,7090.61%	John Morin Fred Lewis Arthur Rupley (head-to-head) Chas Percival Shaw James McLean Joseph Howley E E Greenawalt John W Slayton B G Parker Charles W Erwin (head-to-head) E S Musser Howard R Sheppard James L McKee (head-to-head) J B Gill Howard J Force Thomas H Hamilton Henry Garrett V Chas A Hawkins Daniel W Simkins William H Thomas

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000109) and Wikidata (Q4754098). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.