Charles Martin

U.S. Representative
Born
May 20, 1856
Died
October 28, 1917
Age at death
61
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1916
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Martin18,722
Opponents13,308
1
Elections run

Charles Martin (1856–1917), a Democratic politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1916 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 4 with 18,722 votes (58.45%), defeating John Golombiewski and Frederick G Wellman.

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How many votes has Charles Martin received?

Charles Martin has received 18,722 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Charles Martin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1916U.S. HouseIllinoisWon18,72258.45%John Golombiewski
Frederick G Wellman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000170) and Wikidata (Q5080699). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Martin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-martin-illinois. 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.