Philetus Sawyer

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 22, 1816
Died: March 29, 1900
Age at death: 83
Home state: Wisconsin
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1864–1872

Career timeline

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5-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Sawyer79,600

Opponents58,611

Elections run

Between 1864 and 1872, Philetus Sawyer ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Sawyer's biggest single-election total was 19,622 votes, in the 1868 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 5. Sawyer's closest win came in the 1864 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 5, decided by 3,026 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Wisconsin's District 6, every U.S. House race in Wisconsin's District 5, or all 1872 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Philetus Sawyer received?

Philetus Sawyer has received 79,600 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

Philetus Sawyer’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1872	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	15,80356.12%	Lindsley
1870	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	17,25859.35%	Stringm
1868	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	19,62255.81%	Vilas
1866	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	14,34160.54%	George S Martin
1864	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	12,57656.84%	Bouck

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000091) and Wikidata (Q2085930). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Philetus Sawyer: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/philetus-sawyer. 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.