Charles Karch

U.S. Representative
Born
March 17, 1875
Died
November 6, 1932
Age at death
57
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1930
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Karch48,281
Opponents47,745
1
Elections run

Charles Karch (1875–1932), a Democratic politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1930 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 22 with 48,281 votes (50.28%), defeating Edward Irwin and Arthur W Buxton.

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How many votes has Charles Karch received?

Charles Karch has received 48,281 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Charles Karch’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1930U.S. HouseIllinoisWon48,28150.28%Edward Irwin
Arthur W Buxton
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000010) and Wikidata (Q5074862). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Karch: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-karch. 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.