David Aitken

U.S. Representative
Born
September 5, 1853
Died
May 26, 1930
Age at death
76
Home state
Michigan
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1894
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Aitken22,894
Opponents17,080
1
Elections run

David Aitken (1853–1930), a Republican politician from Michigan, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1894 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 6 with 22,894 votes (57.27%), defeating Elliott R Wilcox and Thomas C Williams and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has David Aitken received?

David Aitken has received 22,894 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

David Aitken’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseMichiganWon22,89457.27%Elliott R Wilcox
Thomas C Williams

Azariah S Partridge
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000068) and Wikidata (Q1174133). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Aitken: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-aitken. 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.