Charles Towne

U.S. Representative
Born
November 21, 1858
Died
October 22, 1928
Age at death
69
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1904
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Towne21,627
Opponents16,281
1
Elections run

Charles Towne (1858–1928), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1904 U.S. House election in New York's District 14 with 21,627 votes (57.05%), defeating Lucian Knapp and William F Ehret and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has Charles Towne received?

Charles Towne has received 21,627 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Charles Towne’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1904U.S. HouseNew YorkWon21,62757.05%Lucian Knapp
William F Ehret

Louis Newman

Peter A Leininger

Albert Wadhams
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000324) and Wikidata (Q1063591). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.