Charles Wharton

U.S. Representative
Born
April 22, 1875
Died
September 4, 1939
Age at death
64
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1904–1906
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wharton21,858
Opponents29,366
2
Elections run

Between 1904 and 1906, Charles Wharton ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Wharton's biggest single-election total was 13,481 votes, in the 1904 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 4.

Browse every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 4 or all 1906 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Charles Wharton received?

Charles Wharton has received 21,858 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Charles Wharton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1906U.S. HouseIllinoisLost8,37739.1%James R Clegg
James McDermott

James McCarthy
1904U.S. HouseIllinoisWon13,48145.24%George Foster
Larmon G Johnson

Jas C Bohart
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000322) and Wikidata (Q13218891). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Wharton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-wharton. 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.