George Davis

U.S. Representative
Born
January 3, 1840
Died
November 25, 1899
Age at death
59
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1878–1882
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Davis43,461
Opponents38,551
3
Elections run

Between 1878 and 1882, George Davis ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Davis's biggest single-election total was 20,603 votes, in the 1880 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 2. Davis's closest win came in the 1882 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 3, decided by 2,237 votes.

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How many votes has George Davis received?

George Davis has received 43,461 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

George Davis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1882U.S. HouseIllinoisWon12,51153.16%William T Black
Calab G Hayman

Q A Sprague
1880U.S. HouseIllinoisWon20,60354.76%V F Farnsworth
Reinhard Lovernz

Chas G Dixon

O A Bishop
1878U.S. HouseIllinoisWon10,34749.61%Miles Kehoe
Henry Schilling

James Felch

J H Condon

John Sebolski
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000100) and Wikidata (Q4264986). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Davis: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-davis. 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.