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Information on George W. Steele
George W. Steele
Offices
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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
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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.