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%	Uri Tracy (head-to-head) Edward B %dr< Foote Vincent Matthew (head-to-head) Barent Mooney Vincent Matthews William H Depuy Patience Burguine Alva Carpenter Benjamin Gold Robert Minor Charles R Seymour Clarence Hathaway Ebenezer Foot Eleazur Dana Charles A Hitchcock Daniel Olmstead Isaac C Andrews Isaac Toole Jasper Hopper Jonathan Forman Mead Merrits Obadiah German
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	60.15%	Reuben Humphrey Reuben Humphreys Fernando Wood John Cantine Uri Tracy (head-to-head) John Mwhorter John Parris Daniel Bradley James O Cleveland John Ballard Warner Miller William Kirkpatrick Ada Danforth (head-to-head) Ansa Danford Anson Cary George Moury John A Brush John Goodale John I Auckmody John Jayne Jonas Spapford Jonathan Brownel Josiah Hacket Reuben Humph Reuben Humphe Reuben Humpre Stephen Arnel Vincent Matthew (head-to-head) William A Simons William H Sabin Zachariah Cutting
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 Aaron Henry Ada Danforth (head-to-head) Eaker G L Halsey Samuel Tinckham William Cooper Clarence M Lyon Joseph S Sidney Nathaniel W Howel Rockwell Kent William D Stewart William H Cuyler Williams (head-to-head)

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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 November 9, 2026.