Foster

(name as recorded in the historical source)

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1802–1904

Career timeline

1802Rep 1820Rep 1852Rep 1858Rep 1868Rep 1872Rep

1884Rep 1884Rep 1890Rep 1892Rep 1896Rep 1900Rep

1904Rep

1-12

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Foster93,465

Opponents2.4M

Elections run

Between 1802 and 1904, Foster ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 12. Foster's biggest single-election total was 15,256 votes, in the 1884 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 14. Foster's closest win came in the 1868 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 21, decided by 41 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 28, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's at-large district, or every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 23.

How many votes has Foster received?

Foster has received 93,465 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–12.

Election history

Foster’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1904	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	8032.23%	Joseph Sibley Salem Heilman J B Gill John Denzer
1900	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	10%	Galusha Grow Robert Foerderer Grim Lewis Edwards William W Hague Ezra Grumbine John W Slayton Edward Kuppinger John R Root Donald L Monro Robert Bringham George Main Benjamin A Bubbett William H Thomas A B Spencer Patterson W S Hale J Watson A J Doud Burns J M Clark O F Ayer Whitman Dambley Benjamin G Welsh R H Hinckley John Henry Mahlon Meyers R O Molineaux J E Frost W W Burk Judson J Brooks (head-to-head) William Bloom B A Aldrich Hiram H Fisher
1896	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	6,19122.34%	William Stone (head-to-head) Judson J Brooks (head-to-head)
1892	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	14,09245.41%	William Hines Charles H Cool
1890	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	6,78832.59%	William Stone (head-to-head) T J Martin
1884	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	15,25642.35%	Franklin Bound
1884	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	8,07333.04%	Thomas Bayne W T Dunn
1872	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	13,28948.73%	Alexander Taylor
1868	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	13,80750.07%	John Covode (head-to-head)
1858	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	8,16546.87%	John Covode (head-to-head)
1852	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	3,03525.41%	Asa Packer
1820	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	3,33145.29%	George Plumer
1802	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	6348.71%	John Lucas John Wilkins

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Foster: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/foster-pennsylvania. 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.