Charles W Erwin

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: socialist
On the ballot: 1908–1914

Career timeline

1908Rep 1912Rep 1914Rep

0-3

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Erwin82,474

Opponents8.4M

Elections run

Between 1908 and 1914, Charles W Erwin ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Erwin's biggest single-election total was 80,808 votes, in the 1912 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's at-large district.

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How many votes has Charles W Erwin received?

Charles W Erwin has received 82,474 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Charles W Erwin’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1914	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	7590.02%	Thomas Crago John Scott Mahlon Garland Daniel Lafean Robert S Bright J M Clark Martin Jennings Caton Charles N Crosby William C Mitchell Arthur Rupley (head-to-head) Anderson Walters (head-to-head) J Watson Warren L Hayden W S Greely King D O Coughlin Charles Sehl William Hart Patton L A Smith B R Pike Joseph B Holtz Howard S Welker Albert W Binz Hiram H Fisher John Lipsett Charles Durner H G Meinel
1912	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	80,8081.87%	John Morin Anderson Walters (head-to-head) Fred Lewis Arthur Rupley (head-to-head) Chas Percival Shaw James McLean Joseph Howley E E Greenawalt John W Slayton B G Parker E S Musser Howard R Sheppard James L McKee J B Gill Howard J Force Thomas H Hamilton Henry Garrett V Chas A Hawkins Daniel W Simkins William H Thomas
1908	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	9072.11%	George McCreary John A Bailey John M Doran

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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.