George Steele

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 13, 1839
Died: July 12, 1922
Age at death: 82
Home state: Indiana
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1880–1900

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Steele210,742

Opponents207,826

Elections run

Between 1880 and 1900, George Steele ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 8 and losing 1. Steele's biggest single-election total was 29,177 votes, in the 1900 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 11. Steele's closest win came in the 1884 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 11, decided by 54 votes.

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How many votes has George Steele received?

George Steele has received 210,742 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1.

Election history

George Steele’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1900	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	29,17753.26%	William J Houck W J Johnson
1898	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	24,36752.68%	George W Michael David A McDowell R P Wilson
1896	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	27,85353.48%	Joseph H Larimer John Ratliff (head-to-head)
1894	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	25,00850.08%	Augustus Martin (head-to-head) Alex M Benson William E Chambers
1888	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	21,90047.82%	Augustus Martin (head-to-head) Peter L Ryker Charles D Shaw
1886	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	19,64948.86%	James C Branyan John Ratliff (head-to-head)
1884	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	22,67948.74%	Meredith H Kidd Monroe E *
1882	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	19,86348.63%	Dailey Thompson
1880	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	20,24648.06%	Slack John Studebaker

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000830) and Wikidata (Q1508555). 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.