Henry Rainey

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 20, 1860
Died: August 19, 1934
Age at death: 73
Home state: Illinois
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1902–1932

Career timeline

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15-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Rainey439,161

Opponents344,357

Elections run

Between 1902 and 1932, Henry Rainey ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning 15 and losing 1. Rainey's biggest single-election total was 48,612 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 20. Rainey's closest win came in the 1904 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 20, decided by 1,552 votes.

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How many votes has Henry Rainey received?

Henry Rainey has received 439,161 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–1.

Election history

Henry Rainey’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1932	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	48,61263.84%	T J Thornton (head-to-head)
1930	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	37,53764.94%	T J Thornton (head-to-head)
1928	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	38,40956.02%	Andrew J Hunter H J Wood
1926	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	29,93557.78%	Horace H Bancroft
1924	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	36,66952.96%	James H Shaw
1922	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	31,43054.22%	Guy Shaw (head-to-head) Andy Gump
1920	U.S. HouseIllinois	Lost	29,46646.89%	Guy Shaw (head-to-head)
1918	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	17,35555.03%	Frank E Blane
1916	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	24,36455.55%	Walter B Sayler Simeon N Hoover (head-to-head)
1914	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	20,34058.02%	Jarvis F Dubois B O Aylesworth (head-to-head) Simeon N Hoover (head-to-head)
1912	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	21,20354.13%	E E Brass B O Aylesworth (head-to-head) W A Morgan (head-to-head) Charles Corson
1910	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	20,19459.25%	James H Danskin (head-to-head) Charles Temple W A Morgan (head-to-head)
1908	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	24,02355.31%	James H Danskin (head-to-head) John E Vertrees William L Heberling
1906	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	19,57854.93%	Peyton S Pope J Jay Dugan Thomas A Wakely
1904	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	19,88148.89%	Cornelius J Doyle Norton M Rigg H Wolf
1902	U.S. HouseIllinois	Won	20,16556.49%	James H Danskin (head-to-head) J H Morphis

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000014) and Wikidata (Q943321). 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.