Michael E Butler

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1800–1948

Career timeline

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1948Rep

0-7

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Butler159,379

Opponents218,773

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1948, Michael E Butler ran in 7 U.S. House elections, losing all 7. Butler's biggest single-election total was 71,275 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in New York's District 44.

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How many votes has Michael E Butler received?

Michael E Butler has received 159,379 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

Michael E Butler’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1948	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	71,27546.24%	Chester Gorski Williams (head-to-head)
1942	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	34,96537.94%	Fred Douglas
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	36,32642.32%	Pius Schwert John A Ulinski John E Kralisz Marvin Wilson
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	16,80547.31%	William Calder Edward T Oloughlin William W Passage James W Manson
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Clarence Hathaway Uri Tracy (head-to-head) Edward B %dr< Foote Vincent Matthew (head-to-head) Vincent Matthews Barent Mooney William H Depuy Patience Burguine Alva Carpenter Robert Minor Benjamin Gold Ebenezer Foot Charles R Seymour Eleazur Dana Isaac C Andrews Daniel Olmstead Obadiah German Mead Merrits Jonathan Forman Jasper Hopper Charles A Hitchcock Isaac Toole
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	60.15%	John Mwhorter Reuben Humphrey Reuben Humphreys Fernando Wood John Cantine Uri Tracy (head-to-head) John Parris John Ballard Warner Miller Daniel Bradley William Kirkpatrick James O Cleveland John A Brush Ada Danforth (head-to-head) William H Sabin Josiah Hacket Reuben Humpre Stephen Arnel Reuben Humphe John Goodale Zachariah Cutting George Moury Jonas Spapford Vincent Matthew (head-to-head) Ansa Danford John Jayne Reuben Humph John I Auckmody Jonathan Brownel Anson Cary William A Simons
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Thomas Morris Meriweather Stuart William S Patterson Robert Roseboom Jedediah Sanger T H Walker Edward Edwards Comfort Tyler Eaker William Cooper Ada Danforth (head-to-head) Samuel Tinckham Aaron Henry G L Halsey William H Cuyler Rockwell Kent Nathaniel W Howel Joseph S Sidney Williams (head-to-head) William D Stewart Clarence M Lyon

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Michael E Butler: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/michael-e-butler. 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.