Charles Taft

U.S. Representative
Born
December 21, 1843
Died
December 31, 1929
Age at death
86
Home state
Ohio
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1894
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Taft19,315
Opponents12,336
1
Elections run

Charles Taft (1843–1929), a Republican politician from Ohio, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1894 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 1 with 19,315 votes (61.02%), defeating Hiram D Peck and Thomas John Donnelly and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Charles Taft received?

Charles Taft has received 19,315 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Charles Taft’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseOhioWon19,31561.02%Hiram D Peck
Thomas John Donnelly

Samuel Wells
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000007) and Wikidata (Q1065770). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Taft: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-taft. 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.