Emily Taft Douglas

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1838–1946
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Douglas1.6M
Opponents1.9M
2
Elections run

Between 1838 and 1946, Emily Taft Douglas ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Douglas's biggest single-election total was 1,539,248 votes, in the 1946 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district.

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How many votes has Emily Taft Douglas received?

Emily Taft Douglas has received 1,557,461 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Emily Taft Douglas’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1946U.S. HouseIllinoisLost1,539,24844.5%James Carr
William Stratton
1838U.S. HouseIllinoisLost18,21349.92%John Stuart
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