Oscar Turner

U.S. Representative
Born
February 3, 1825
Died
January 22, 1896
Age at death
70
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1878–1884
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Turner34,471
Opponents50,164
4
Elections run

Between 1878 and 1884, Oscar Turner ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Turner's biggest single-election total was 11,448 votes, in the 1880 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 1. Turner's closest win came in the 1882 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 1, decided by 1,078 votes.

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How many votes has Oscar Turner received?

Oscar Turner has received 34,471 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Oscar Turner’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1884U.S. HouseKentuckyLost7,44029.64%William Stone
Henry Houston (head-to-head)
1882U.S. HouseKentuckyWon8,70539.33%John R Grace
Henry Houston (head-to-head)

A J Ogilvie
1880U.S. HouseKentuckyWon11,44853.62%R B Ratliff
W W Tice

W H Curd

Bolinger

Wilkerson

G Callery
1878U.S. HouseKentuckyWon6,87842.87%C E Trimble
C J Bagby
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000425) and Wikidata (Q2033001). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Oscar Turner: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/oscar-turner. 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.