Burns

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: unknown
On the ballot: 1888–1962

Career timeline

1888Rep 1894Rep 1900Rep 1900Rep 1908Rep 1920Rep

1952Rep 1962Rep

0-8

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Burns124,421

Opponents2.6M

Elections run

Between 1888 and 1962, Burns ran in 8 U.S. House elections, losing all 8. Burns's biggest single-election total was 55,827 votes, in the 1962 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 3.

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How many votes has Burns received?

Burns has received 124,421 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–8.

Election history

Burns’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1962	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	55,82740.68%	James Byrne
1952	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	38,22829.68%	Earl Chudoff David P Widamen
1920	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	15,67122.36%	James Connolly Harry Bendel Allen Henry Koetter
1908	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	8292.54%	William Foulkrod Michael Donohue John Moore Harry Crowther
1900	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	10%	Galusha Grow Robert Foerderer Grim Lewis Edwards William W Hague Ezra Grumbine John W Slayton (head-to-head) Edward Kuppinger (head-to-head) John R Root (head-to-head) Donald L Monro Robert Bringham George Main Benjamin A Bubbett William H Thomas A B Spencer Patterson W S Hale J Watson A J Doud Foster J M Clark O F Ayer Whitman Dambley Benjamin G Welsh R H Hinckley John Henry Mahlon Meyers R O Molineaux J E Frost W W Burk Judson J Brooks William Bloom B A Aldrich Hiram H Fisher
1900	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	120.02%	Edward Morrell Samuel R Carter James B Benson Young D L Monroe John R Root (head-to-head) John W Slayton (head-to-head) Edward Kuppinger (head-to-head)
1894	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	10%	Matthew Griswold Joseph Sibley W T Everson McKinney
1888	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	13,85242.97%	William Culbertson George T Miller

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Burns: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/burns. 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.