Russell Waters

U.S. Representative
Born
June 6, 1843
Died
September 25, 1911
Age at death
68
Home state
California
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1898
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Waters24,050
Opponents21,631
1
Elections run

Russell Waters (1843–1911), a Republican politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1898 U.S. House election in California's District 6 with 24,050 votes (52.64%), defeating Charles A Barlow and Jas T Vanransselaer.

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How many votes has Russell Waters received?

Russell Waters has received 24,050 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Russell Waters’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1898U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon24,05052.64%Charles A Barlow
Jas T Vanransselaer
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000188) and Wikidata (Q2176930). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Russell Waters: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/russell-waters. 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.