Francis Cushman

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 8, 1867
Died: July 6, 1909
Age at death: 42
Home state: Washington
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1898–1908

Career timeline

1898Rep 1900Rep 1902Rep 1904Rep 1906Rep 1908Rep

6-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cushman347,803

Opponents1.1M

Elections run

Between 1898 and 1908, Francis Cushman ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Cushman's biggest single-election total was 93,328 votes, in the 1904 U.S. House election in Washington's at-large district. Cushman's closest win came in the 1902 U.S. House election in Washington's at-large district, decided by 260 votes.

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How many votes has Francis Cushman received?

Francis Cushman has received 347,803 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Francis Cushman’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1908	U.S. HouseWashington	Won	29,85069.83%	B F Brown (head-to-head) Emil Herman (head-to-head)
1906	U.S. HouseWashington	Won	71,92121.11%	Wesley Jones (head-to-head) William Humphrey (head-to-head) William Blackman Patrick S Byrne Dudley Eshleman Emil Herman (head-to-head) J H Barkley A Wagenknecht J M Wilkin N T Caton William Everett
1904	U.S. HouseWashington	Won	93,32822.12%	Wesley Jones (head-to-head) William Humphrey (head-to-head) James J Anderson Howard Hathaway W T Beck T C Wiswell H D Jory George Croston Ferdinand B Hawes B F Brown (head-to-head) Wm Bonstein R McDonald G Norling F Washburn T Cowen John Collier C A Mantz
1902	U.S. HouseWashington	Won	58,45319.97%	Wesley Jones (head-to-head) William Humphrey (head-to-head) George F Cotterill Frank B Cole O R Holcomb George W Scott D Burgess J H C Scurlock O L Fowler W J McKean A H Sherwood William McCormick Jense C Martin Hans P Jorgensen
1900	U.S. HouseWashington	Won	55,26826.2%	Wesley Jones (head-to-head) J T Ronald F C Robertson Guy Posson W P C Adams William Hogan Herman F Titus Walter Walker (head-to-head) Christian F Larsen
1898	U.S. HouseWashington	Won	38,98325.63%	Wesley Jones (head-to-head) James Hamilton Lewis A C Dickenson C L Haggard M A Hamilton Walter Walker (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001018) and Wikidata (Q1441771). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.