Samuel Busey

U.S. Representative
Born
November 16, 1835
Died
August 12, 1909
Age at death
73
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1890–1892
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Busey38,108
Opponents41,644
2
Elections run

Between 1890 and 1892, Samuel Busey ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Busey's biggest single-election total was 19,098 votes, in the 1892 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 15. Busey's closest win came in the 1890 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 15, decided by 582 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Illinois's District 15 or all 1892 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Samuel Busey received?

Samuel Busey has received 38,108 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Samuel Busey’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1892U.S. HouseIllinoisLost19,09846.02%Joseph Cannon (head-to-head)
John F Buckner

Allen Varner
1890U.S. HouseIllinoisWon19,01049.69%Joseph Cannon (head-to-head)
John S Sargent

Jesse Harper
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001164) and Wikidata (Q7412732). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Busey: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-busey. 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.