George Burgess

U.S. Representative
Born
September 21, 1861
Died
December 31, 1919
Age at death
58
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1900–1914
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Burgess109,348
Opponents43,422
8
Elections run

Between 1900 and 1914, George Burgess ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Burgess's biggest single-election total was 18,316 votes, in the 1902 U.S. House election in Texas's District 9. Burgess's closest win came in the 1900 U.S. House election in Texas's District 10, decided by 5,948 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Texas's District 9, every U.S. House race in Texas's District 10, or all 1914 U.S. House races.

How many votes has George Burgess received?

George Burgess has received 109,348 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

George Burgess’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1914U.S. HouseTexasWon11,08388.49%B F Wright
Irvin Kibbe
1912U.S. HouseTexasWon13,73899.74%Max P Shoree
N W Fitzgerald
1910U.S. HouseTexasWon10,24478.01%E C Webster
Frank Hubbell

L E Dunn
1908U.S. HouseTexasWon13,19167.63%O S York
Frank Hubbel

C A Gray
1906U.S. HouseTexasWon10,25775.58%A M Waugh
J B Gay
1904U.S. HouseTexasWon14,31672.3%B L Osgood
1902U.S. HouseTexasWon18,31661.28%B R Burow
G L Brown
1900U.S. HouseTexasWon18,20359.54%E A Jones
C K Walter
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001083) and Wikidata (Q1507332). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Burgess: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-burgess. 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.