Charles Foster
★ Governor
- Born
- April 12, 1828
- Died
- January 9, 1904
- Age at death
- 75
- Home state
- Ohio
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1870–1881
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Foster708,369
Opponents665,637
6
Elections run
Between 1870 and 1881, Charles Foster ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning all 6. Foster's biggest single-election total was 336,261 votes, in the 1879 governor election in Ohio. Foster's closest win came in the 1874 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 10, decided by 159 votes.
Browse every governor election in Ohio, every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 10, or every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 9.
How many votes has Charles Foster received?
Charles Foster has received 708,369 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | GovernorOhio | Won | 312,73550.1% | John W. Bookwalter |
| 1879 | GovernorOhio | Won | 336,26150.25% | Thomas Ewing Jr. |
| 1876 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 17,32450.28% | Wm N Hudson Henry S Canfield |
| 1874 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 13,77849.77% | George E Seney William G Mead |
| 1872 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 14,99751.03% | John Sloane H L Stewart |
| 1870 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 13,27451.21% | Edward F Dickinson Jessie B Brooks |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000299) and Wikidata (Q720584). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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