Sherman Burroughs

U.S. Representative
Born
February 6, 1870
Died
January 27, 1923
Age at death
52
Home state
New Hampshire
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1918–1920
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Burroughs65,264
Opponents49,064
2
Elections run

Between 1918 and 1920, Sherman Burroughs ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Burroughs's biggest single-election total was 46,606 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in New Hampshire's District 1. Burroughs's closest win came in the 1918 U.S. House election in New Hampshire's District 1, decided by 1,536 votes.

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How many votes has Sherman Burroughs received?

Sherman Burroughs has received 65,264 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Sherman Burroughs’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1920U.S. HouseNew HampshireWon46,60659.33%Rosecrans W Pillsbury
Solomon Shechet
1918U.S. HouseNew HampshireWon18,65852.15%William N Rogers
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001138) and Wikidata (Q1773901). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Sherman Burroughs: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/sherman-burroughs. 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.