Charles Burton

U.S. Representative
Born
April 4, 1846
Died
February 25, 1926
Age at death
79
Home state
Missouri
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1894–1896
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Burton33,640
Opponents46,513
2
Elections run

Between 1894 and 1896, Charles Burton ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Burton's biggest single-election total was 17,010 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 15. Burton's closest win came in the 1894 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 15, decided by 2,594 votes.

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How many votes has Charles Burton received?

Charles Burton has received 33,640 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Charles Burton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseMissouriLost17,01039.23%Maecenas Benton
Nathan Frank

Mitchell
1894U.S. HouseMissouriWon16,63045.2%Charles Morgan
Bigbee

Hickok
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001147) and Wikidata (Q1064531). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Burton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-burton. 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.