Roger Mills
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 30, 1832
- Died
- September 2, 1911
- Age at death
- 79
- Home state
- Texas
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1872–1890
9-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Mills256,707
Opponents251,173
10
Elections run
Between 1872 and 1890, Roger Mills ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning 9 and losing 1. Mills's biggest single-election total was 68,936 votes, in the 1872 U.S. House election in Texas's at-large district. Mills's closest win came in the 1888 U.S. House election in Texas's District 9, decided by 5,385 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Texas's District 9, every U.S. House race in Texas's District 4, or every U.S. House race in Texas's at-large district.
How many votes has Roger Mills received?
Roger Mills has received 256,707 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 21,84779.58% | D W Roberts |
| 1888 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 20,70157.48% | E A Jones |
| 1886 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 17,16860.21% | J D Rankin (head-to-head) |
| 1884 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 22,33371.17% | J P Osterhout |
| 1882 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 14,73063.87% | J D Rankin (head-to-head) |
| 1880 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 30,08762.59% | J T Brady |
| 1878 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 30,53575.68% | J P Smith |
| 1876 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 20,97573.24% | J P Osterhaut |
| 1874 | U.S. HouseTexas | Won | 9,39572.19% | Pleasant M Yell |
| 1872 | U.S. HouseTexas | Lost | 68,93629.69% | Asa Willie Sam Evans A B Norton |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000777) and Wikidata (Q442056). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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