George Foss

★ U.S. Representative

Born: July 2, 1863
Died: March 15, 1936
Age at death: 72
Home state: Illinois
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1894–1916

Career timeline

1894Rep 1896Rep 1898Rep 1900Rep 1902Rep 1904Rep

1906Rep 1908Rep 1910Rep 1912Rep 1914Rep 1916Rep

11-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Foss332,472

Opponents269,745

Elections run

Between 1894 and 1916, George Foss ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning 11 and losing 1. Foss's biggest single-election total was 44,749 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 10. Foss's closest win came in the 1910 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 10, decided by 2,589 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 10, every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 7, or all 1916 U.S. House races.

How many votes has George Foss received?

George Foss has received 332,472 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–1.

Election history

George Foss’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1916	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	44,74959.34%	Samuel C Herren Carl Hjalmar Lundquist Herbert S Racine
1914	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	18,03838.78%	John F Waters Charles Thomson (head-to-head) John M Work
1912	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	17,32529.03%	Charles Thomson (head-to-head) Frank L Fowler Charles A Larson E T Rev Hays
1910	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	20,13047.67%	Richard J Finnegan Robert C Magisen Charles O Boring (head-to-head)
1908	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	31,13062.01%	Julius S Starr A M Simons Charles O Boring (head-to-head) F E Rutledge
1906	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	18,88662.7%	Joseph E Young Otis Hardy Jesse Harper
1904	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	27,09666.17%	Jas L Turnock Robert Knox John B Hay
1902	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	15,31857.53%	John J Philbin Gus Lohse Matthew M Parkhurst
1900	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	41,84157.51%	William Peacock J W Bartels Harlan P Davidson
1898	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	30,90360.79%	L D Rogers Chals Schmitt Henry H Hardinge John C Barnes
1896	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	41,51065.08%	David G Ray George O Robinson James Clement Ambrose L P Quinn
1894	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	25,54659.26%	Philip Jackson Henry T Lloyd H A Delano

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000295) and Wikidata (Q5538846). 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.