Charles Kerr

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1846–1960
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kerr91,597
Opponents166,422
4
Elections run

Between 1846 and 1960, Charles Kerr ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Kerr's biggest single-election total was 67,067 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 25.

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How many votes has Charles Kerr received?

Charles Kerr has received 91,597 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

Charles Kerr’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1960U.S. HouseIllinoisLost67,06742.1%Kenneth J. Gray
1888U.S. HouseIllinoisLost18,45044.35%William Springer
Lafe Swing

John Alsberry

Joseph M McCollough

Henry Freitag

Ed Lane
1888U.S. HouseIllinoisLost10%Edward Lane
Brown

Jasper L Douthit

Robert R Wallace

Adlai E Stevenson

William Waggoner

Rob Patten

Perry H Smith Jr.

Frank Walsh

Edgar L D Douthis

W G Cochran
1846U.S. HouseIllinoisLost6,07927.98%John Wentworth
Owen G Lovejoy
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Kerr: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-kerr. 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.