Curtis Castle

U.S. Representative
Born
October 4, 1848
Died
July 21, 1928
Age at death
79
Home state
California
Party
people's
On the ballot
1896
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Castle19,183
Opponents21,880
1
Elections run

Curtis Castle (1848–1928), a People's politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1896 U.S. House election in California's District 7 with 19,183 votes (46.71%), defeating William Bowers and William H Carlson and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Curtis Castle received?

Curtis Castle has received 19,183 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Curtis Castle’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon19,18346.71%William Bowers
William H Carlson

J W Webb
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000241) and Wikidata (Q1145579). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Curtis Castle: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/curtis-castle. 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.