George Shiras

U.S. Representative
Born
January 1, 1859
Died
March 24, 1942
Age at death
83
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1902
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Shiras14,553
Opponents14,893
1
Elections run

George Shiras (1859–1942), a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1902 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 29 with 14,553 votes (49.42%), defeating William H Graham and Ephriam L Eaton and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has George Shiras received?

George Shiras has received 14,553 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

George Shiras’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1902U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon14,55349.42%William H Graham
Ephriam L Eaton

William E Hunt
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000370) and Wikidata (Q5544534). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Shiras: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-shiras. 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.