Joseph Taylor

U.S. Representative
Born
November 7, 1830
Died
September 19, 1899
Age at death
68
Home state
Ohio
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1884–1890
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Taylor74,157
Opponents66,078
4
Elections run

Between 1884 and 1890, Joseph Taylor ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Taylor's biggest single-election total was 20,584 votes, in the 1888 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 17. Taylor's closest win came in the 1886 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 17, decided by 3,613 votes.

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How many votes has Joseph Taylor received?

Joseph Taylor has received 74,157 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Joseph Taylor’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1890U.S. HouseOhioWon16,99356%J C McFadden
S W Wilkins
1888U.S. HouseOhioWon20,58454.39%William Lawrence Jr.
Thorton A Rodifer

Stephen R Crumbaker

George W Thornburg
1886U.S. HouseOhioWon17,62352.44%David C Kennon
James M Monroe

Chas Jenkins
1884U.S. HouseOhioLost18,95749.31%Adoniram Warner
J M McElhaney

Luke Sigman

William Penrose
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000093) and Wikidata (Q1540210). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joseph Taylor: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joseph-taylor. 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.