Charles W Russell

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1892–1950
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Russell81,567
Opponents384,502
4
Elections run

Between 1892 and 1950, Charles W Russell ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Russell's biggest single-election total was 37,096 votes, in the 1950 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 17.

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How many votes has Charles W Russell received?

Charles W Russell has received 81,567 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

Charles W Russell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1950U.S. HouseIllinoisLost37,09633.2%Leslie Arends
1934U.S. HouseIllinoisLost31,04434.59%Everett Dirksen
1924U.S. HouseIllinoisLost13,0406.61%Magne Michaelson
Hynek M Howell

William H Collins

Samuel T Hammersmark
1892U.S. HouseIllinoisLost3870.57%Allan Durborow
Thomas C Macmillan

Joseph E Young

Henry Steinbock
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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.