Milton Sayler

U.S. Representative
Born
November 4, 1831
Died
November 17, 1892
Age at death
61
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1872–1878
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sayler50,220
Opponents42,832
4
Elections run

Between 1872 and 1878, Milton Sayler ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Sayler's biggest single-election total was 14,144 votes, in the 1876 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 1.

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How many votes has Milton Sayler received?

Milton Sayler has received 50,220 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Milton Sayler’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HouseOhioLost12,03647.69%Benjamin Butterworth
A B Clark

Milford Spohn

W G Halpin
1876U.S. HouseOhioWon14,14451.21%Manning F Force
1874U.S. HouseOhioWon11,56661.47%March C Green
1872U.S. HouseOhioWon12,47458.35%Benjamin Eggleston
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000101) and Wikidata (Q1697022). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Milton Sayler: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/milton-sayler-ohio. 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.