Edwin Champion

U.S. Representative
Born
September 18, 1890
Died
February 11, 1976
Age at death
85
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1936
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Champion2.0M
Opponents5.4M
1
Elections run

Edwin Champion (1890–1976), a Democratic politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1936 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district with 2,032,432 votes (27.39%), defeating Lewis Long and William Brandon and 9 other candidates.

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How many votes has Edwin Champion received?

Edwin Champion has received 2,032,432 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000287) and Wikidata (Q5346883). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Edwin Champion: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/edwin-champion. 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.