Andrew Hunter

U.S. Representative
Born
December 17, 1831
Died
January 12, 1913
Age at death
81
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1892–1896
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hunter447,828
Opponents1.3M
2
Elections run

Between 1892 and 1896, Andrew Hunter ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Hunter's biggest single-election total was 423,868 votes, in the 1892 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district. Hunter's closest win came in the 1896 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 19, decided by 1,167 votes.

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How many votes has Andrew Hunter received?

Andrew Hunter has received 447,828 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Andrew Hunter’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseIllinoisWon23,96050.03%Benson Wood
John J Sewell

Cains C Griffith
1892U.S. HouseIllinoisLost423,86824.33%John Black
Richard Yates

George S Willits

Frances E Andrews

James S Felter

Jesse Harper

Michael McDonough
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000980) and Wikidata (Q4757408). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Andrew Hunter: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/andrew-hunter. 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.