Clyde Tavenner

U.S. Representative
Born
February 4, 1882
Died
February 6, 1942
Age at death
60
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1912–1916
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Tavenner56,836
Opponents65,885
3
Elections run

Between 1912 and 1916, Clyde Tavenner ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Tavenner's biggest single-election total was 22,591 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 14. Tavenner's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 14, decided by 1,089 votes.

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How many votes has Clyde Tavenner received?

Clyde Tavenner has received 56,836 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Clyde Tavenner’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1916U.S. HouseIllinoisLost22,59147.42%William Graham
Nick S Dexter

Cloyd E Kaufman
1914U.S. HouseIllinoisWon17,22144.05%Frank E Abbey
Henry E Burgess

Edgar Owens
1912U.S. HouseIllinoisWon17,02447.31%Charles J Searle
Charles Block

Parkhurst W Cutler
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000059) and Wikidata (Q5136943). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Clyde Tavenner: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/clyde-tavenner. 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.