Oscar Turner

U.S. Representative
Born
October 19, 1867
Died
July 17, 1902
Age at death
34
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1898
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Turner14,770
Opponents15,017
1
Elections run

Oscar Turner (1867–1902), a Democratic politician from Kentucky, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1898 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 5 with 14,770 votes (49.59%), defeating Walter Evans and J H H'Br'K and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Oscar Turner received?

Oscar Turner has received 14,770 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Oscar Turner’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1898U.S. HouseKentuckyWon14,77049.59%Walter Evans
J H H'Br'K

Albert Sch'Tz
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000426) and Wikidata (Q2033005). 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-kentucky. 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.