George Anderson

U.S. Representative
Born
March 11, 1853
Died
January 31, 1896
Age at death
42
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1886
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Anderson18,718
Opponents13,841
1
Elections run

George Anderson (1853–1896), a Democratic politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1886 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 12 with 18,718 votes (57.49%), defeating Oruan Pierson and Samuel Woods and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has George Anderson received?

George Anderson has received 18,718 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

George Anderson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1886U.S. HouseIllinoisWon18,71857.49%Oruan Pierson
Samuel Woods

H J Parker

Jabes D Philbrick
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000187) and Wikidata (Q5535916). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Anderson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-anderson. 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.