Lewis Boyer

U.S. Representative
Born
May 19, 1886
Died
March 12, 1944
Age at death
57
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1936
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Boyer54,703
Opponents56,143
1
Elections run

Lewis Boyer (1886–1944), a Democratic politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1936 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 15 with 54,703 votes (49.35%), defeating J O Anderson and D L Thomas.

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How many votes has Lewis Boyer received?

Lewis Boyer has received 54,703 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Lewis Boyer’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1936U.S. HouseIllinoisWon54,70349.35%J O Anderson
D L Thomas
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000724) and Wikidata (Q13218801). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Lewis Boyer: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/lewis-boyer. 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.