Michael Griffin

U.S. Representative
Born
September 9, 1842
Died
December 29, 1899
Age at death
57
Home state
Wisconsin
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1894
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Griffin17,489
Opponents12,872
1
Elections run

Michael Griffin (1842–1899), a Republican politician from Wisconsin, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1894 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 7 with 17,489 votes (57.36%), defeating George W Levis and Clements H Vanworner and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Michael Griffin received?

Michael Griffin has received 17,489 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Michael Griffin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseWisconsinWon17,48957.36%George W Levis
Clements H Vanworner

Edward Berg
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000464) and Wikidata (Q1927594). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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 July 28, 2026.