Thomas Butler

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 4, 1855
Died: May 26, 1928
Age at death: 72
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1896–1926

Career timeline

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16-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Butler450,253

Opponents220,490

Elections run

Between 1896 and 1926, Thomas Butler ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning all 16. Butler's biggest single-election total was 63,480 votes, in the 1924 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 8. Butler's closest win came in the 1896 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 6, decided by 1,647 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 8, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 7, or every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 6.

How many votes has Thomas Butler received?

Thomas Butler has received 450,253 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 16–0.

Election history

Thomas Butler’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1926	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	44,6640.42%	Frank B Rhodes (head-to-head) John Moore
1924	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	63,48080.69%	Gordon H Cilley Walter N Lodge (head-to-head) Robert J Lewis Joseph H Bruner
1922	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	30,34961.14%	Nathaniel M Ellis (head-to-head) Julia R Hazard Albert J Vernon
1920	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	52,8632.9%	Brown Walter N Lodge (head-to-head)
1918	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	23,88276.06%	James G Milbourn Luther S Kauffman Howard B Melody
1916	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	27,87962.97%	Edward B Cassatt Joseph H Paschall (head-to-head) Walter N Lodge (head-to-head)
1914	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	23,23963.56%	Joseph B Slack R R Tomlinson Daniel G Hendricks Walter N Lodge (head-to-head)
1912	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	18,27646.7%	Robert E Difenderfer William Howard Walter N Lodge (head-to-head) Edwin P Sellew
1910	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	16,49051.71%	Eugene C Bonniwell Walter N Lodge (head-to-head) Joseph H Paschall (head-to-head)
1908	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	26,68469.27%	D P Hibberd Shessie W Ridgway Walter N Lodge (head-to-head)
1906	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	19,6762.19%	John J Buckley Walter N Lodge (head-to-head)
1904	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	26,14577.54%	Archibald M Holding Marriott Brosius Aquilla H Stokes
1902	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	20,06265.37%	Frank B Rhodes (head-to-head) Joseph H Paschall (head-to-head) William H Keevan
1900	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	26,37970.21%	Nathaniel M Ellis (head-to-head) J Newton Huston Morris E Shields
1898	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	15,16953.73%	T C Robinson Benjamin L Berry (head-to-head) E Ogden Granville B Tyson Patterson John Standring
1896	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	15,01639.42%	John Robinson Benjamin L Berry (head-to-head) Jesse G Yeager

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001192) and Wikidata (Q7793717). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas Butler: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-butler. 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.