Theodore Burton

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 20, 1851
Died: October 28, 1929
Age at death: 77
Home state: Ohio
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1888–1924

Career timeline

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1924Rep

12-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Burton479,203

Opponents257,726

Elections run

Between 1888 and 1924, Theodore Burton ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning 12 and losing 1. Burton's biggest single-election total was 95,242 votes, in the 1924 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 22. Burton's closest win came in the 1888 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 21, decided by 616 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 22, every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 21, or all 1924 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Theodore Burton received?

Theodore Burton has received 479,203 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–1.

Election history

Theodore Burton’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1924	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	95,24266.51%	Alfred F Coyle Samuel B Fitzsimmons A Severino V
1922	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	57,78173.43%	William J Zoul D B Washburn
1920	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	91,06274.3%	Mathew B Excell Max J Sillins
1908	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	31,96859.29%	James E Wertman E T Hayes (head-to-head) John McDonough (head-to-head)
1906	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	20,82692.88%	Robert Bandlow J Walter Malone
1904	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	33,93086.57%	E T Hayes (head-to-head) John McDonaugh James Rugg L A Russell (head-to-head)
1902	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	24,35356.99%	George W Vail (head-to-head) Harry D Thomas Paul Durger E Jay Pinney (head-to-head)
1900	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	28,60555.06%	Jno A McMahon E T Hayes (head-to-head) Paul Dinger Albert L Talcott George H Lyttle
1898	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	17,59959.16%	L A Russell (head-to-head) John J Koller
1896	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	25,52755.24%	L A Russell (head-to-head) Louis B Tuckerman Walter Gillet E Jay Pinney (head-to-head) John McDonough (head-to-head)
1894	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	17,96853.38%	Tom Johnson (head-to-head) George A Groot John McDonough (head-to-head) John Hetzner
1890	U.S. HouseOhio	Lost	14,25644.08%	Tom Johnson (head-to-head) George W Vail (head-to-head) F W Cramer
1888	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	20,08649.8%	Tom L Johnson George W Vail (head-to-head) Elisha S Loomis

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001159) and Wikidata (Q252449). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.