Robert Wilson

U.S. Representative
Born
August 8, 1834
Died
December 21, 1916
Age at death
82
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1890
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wilson15,753
Opponents14,879
1
Elections run

Robert Wilson (1834–1916), a Democratic politician from Missouri, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1890 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 4 with 15,753 votes (51.43%), defeating Ford and Whipple and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Robert Wilson received?

Robert Wilson has received 15,753 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Robert Wilson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1890U.S. HouseMissouriWon15,75351.43%Ford
Whipple

Cowan
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000611) and Wikidata (Q2158457). 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.