Silas A Kline

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1860–1926

Career timeline

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0-11

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Kline106,184

Opponents7.2M

Elections run

Between 1860 and 1926, Silas A Kline ran in 11 U.S. House elections, losing all 11. Kline's biggest single-election total was 16,796 votes, in the 1922 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 17.

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How many votes has Silas A Kline received?

Silas A Kline has received 106,184 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–11.

Election history

Silas A Kline’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1926	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	1210.5%	Jacob Kurtz Harry K Filler Charles Kutz
1922	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	16,7963.33%	Herbert Cummings
1920	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	1,7900.03%	Anderson Walters William Burke Mahlon Garland Joseph McLaughlin John W Bracken M J Hanlan Wesley W Bowman John McDonough Flora J Diefenderfer William Hart Luther S Kauffman Charles J Bauer A M Buckwalter Warren L Hayden Henry W Schlegel F E Whittlesey George T Miller Howard Cessna William A Hagan Thomas A Kavanagh T C Robinson L A Smith Frank Kalcec Herman Spittal Joseph Rack
1916	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	4991.55%	Joseph Moore Joseph Hagerty Abraham L Weinstock
1916	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	14,1541.45%	John Lesher (head-to-head) William B Koch
1916	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	16,16539.2%	Edward Robbins Cunningham John J Irwin
1912	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	12,78342.35%	John Lesher (head-to-head) George W Dornbach T P Jepson
1908	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	16,23442.82%	George Huff (head-to-head) R A Dornon
1906	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	10,4901.81%	George Huff (head-to-head) Daniel Stull Thomas Kerr
1862	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	8,24349.87%	Leonard Myers
1860	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	8,90948.95%	John P Verre Thomas H Hamilton

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Silas A Kline: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/silas-a-kline. 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.