Butler Ames
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- August 22, 1871
- Died
- November 6, 1954
- Age at death
- 83
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1902–1910
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ames75,724
Opponents67,342
5
Elections run
Between 1902 and 1910, Butler Ames ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Ames's biggest single-election total was 16,287 votes, in the 1904 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 5. Ames's closest win came in the 1910 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 5, decided by 597 votes.
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How many votes has Butler Ames received?
Butler Ames has received 75,724 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 13,76051.1% | James H Carmichael |
| 1908 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 16,25156.02% | Joseph J Flynn (head-to-head) George Conley |
| 1906 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 15,77854.17% | Joseph J Flynn (head-to-head) Fred P Folsom |
| 1904 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 16,28754.63% | Alexander B Bruce Winfield F Parker |
| 1902 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 13,64848.4% | John T Sparks James A Wilkinson William S Searle Joseph Youngjohns |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000173) and Wikidata (Q1017939). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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