Herman Humphrey

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 14, 1830
Died: June 10, 1902
Age at death: 72
Home state: Wisconsin
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1876–1880

Career timeline

1876Rep 1878Rep 1880Rep

3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Humphrey59,137

Opponents40,197

Elections run

Between 1876 and 1880, Herman Humphrey ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Humphrey's biggest single-election total was 23,179 votes, in the 1880 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 7. Humphrey's closest win came in the 1878 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 7, decided by 2,376 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Wisconsin's District 7 or all 1880 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Herman Humphrey received?

Herman Humphrey has received 59,137 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Herman Humphrey’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1880	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	23,17964.65%	Froeman Foster
1878	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	15,25654.22%	B F Parker
1876	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	20,70258.42%	Gage R May

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000952) and Wikidata (Q1610284). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Herman Humphrey: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/herman-humphrey. 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.