George W. Steele

Offices

U.S. House
District 11
In office
Mar 4, 1881 to Mar 4, 1889

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
U.S. House
District 11
In office
Mar 4, 1895 to Mar 4, 1897

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
District 11
In office
Mar 4, 1897 to Mar 4, 1903

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
George W. Steele spent 16 years, 3 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1888–U.S. House (District 11) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1888
48.86%
Augustus Newton Martin*, Democratic, 22,375 votes
47.82%
George W. Steele (i), Republican, 21,900 votes
 3.13%
Peter L. Ryker, Prohibition, 1,435 votes
 0.19%
Charles D. Shaw, Union Labor, 88 votes
Out of 45,798 votes casts, the margin of victory was 475 (1.04%)
1894–U.S. House (District 11) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1894
50.08%
George W. Steele*, Republican, 25,008 votes
42.22%
Augustus Newton Martin (i), Democratic, 21,079 votes
 4.83%
Alexander M. Benson, People's (Populist), 2,414 votes
 2.87%
William E. Chambers, Prohibition, 1,431 votes
Out of 49,932 votes casts, the margin of victory was 3,929 (7.86%)
1896–U.S. House (District 11) WON
General Election–Sunday, November 8, 1896
53.48%
George W. Steele (i)*, Republican, 27,853 votes
45.28%
Joseph H. Larimer, Democratic, 23,584 votes
 1.25%
Harvey Ratliff, Prohibition, 649 votes
Out of 52,086 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,269 (8.20%)
1898–U.S. House (District 11) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1898
52.68%
George W. Steele (i)*, Republican, 24,367 votes
43.85%
George W. Michael, Democratic, 20,281 votes
 2.53%
David A. McDowell, Prohibition, 1,171 votes
 0.94%
Edward L. Wilson, People's (Populist), 436 votes
Out of 46,255 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,086 (8.83%)
1900–U.S. House (District 11) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1900
53.26%
George W. Steele (i)*, Republican, 29,177 votes
43.24%
William J. Houck, Democratic, 23,688 votes
 3.49%
Nathan Johnson, Prohibition, 1,914 votes
Out of 54,779 votes casts, the margin of victory was 5,489 (10.02%)
In the 5 races for which we have results, George W. Steele had a record of 4-1. That includes a record of 4-1 in 5 general elections.