Charles Farwell

U.S. Representative
Born
July 1, 1823
Died
September 23, 1903
Age at death
80
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1870–1880
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Farwell54,348
Opponents40,496
4
Elections run

Between 1870 and 1880, Charles Farwell ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Farwell's biggest single-election total was 20,342 votes, in the 1870 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 1. Farwell's closest win came in the 1874 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 3, decided by 186 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 3, every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 1, or all 1880 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Charles Farwell received?

Charles Farwell has received 54,348 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Charles Farwell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1880U.S. HouseIllinoisWon16,62757.32%Perry H Smith Jr.
Chas H Adams

Oscar Neebe

Adolphe Waldmann
1874U.S. HouseIllinoisWon8,17750.14%John Valcoulon Lemoyne (head-to-head)
F A Hoffmann Jr.
1872U.S. HouseIllinoisWon9,20264.97%John Valcoulon Lemoyne (head-to-head)
1870U.S. HouseIllinoisWon20,34257.46%John Wentworth
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000037) and Wikidata (Q456024). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Farwell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-farwell. 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.