Elcharles Devore

Offices

We found no record of Elcharles Devore serving in elected office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they served at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database.

Elections

1894–Secretary of Education (State Supt.) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1894
50.65%
David M. Geeting*, Republican, 279,726 votes
42.22%
Charles William Thomas, Democratic, 233,183 votes
 5.18%
Jason H. Allen, People's (Populist), 28,627 votes
 1.95%
Elcharles Devore, Prohibition, 10,765 votes
Out of 552,301 votes casts, the margin of victory was 46,543 (8.43%)
1898–Secretary of Education (State Supt.) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1898
50.21%
Frank L. Jones*, Republican, 283,387 votes
46.78%
William B. Sinclair, Democratic, 264,036 votes
 1.68%
Elcharles Devore, Prohibition, 9,507 votes
 1.03%
Edgar Packard, People's (Populist), 5,809 votes
 0.30%
Charles Beam, Socialist, 1,688 votes
Out of 564,427 votes casts, the margin of victory was 19,351 (3.43%)
1916–Secretary of Education (State Supt.) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1916
47.88%
Horace Ellis*, Republican, 337,249 votes
46.00%
Samuel L. Scott, Democratic, 324,009 votes
 3.07%
Arthur A. Carmichael, Socialist, 21,615 votes
 2.21%
Elcharles Devore, Prohibition, 15,544 votes
 0.63%
Claudia Schad, Progressive (Bull Moose), 4,454 votes
 0.22%
Frank Hershel, Socialist Labor, 1,565 votes
Out of 704,436 votes casts, the margin of victory was 13,240 (1.88%)
1918–State Comptroller (Auditor) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1918
52.61%
Otto L. Klaus (i)*, Republican, 296,710 votes
44.04%
William Micajah Jones, Democratic, 248,381 votes
 1.92%
Bernice Marlow, Socialist, 10,821 votes
 1.43%
Elcharles Devore, Prohibition, 8,060 votes
Out of 563,972 votes casts, the margin of victory was 48,329 (8.57%)
In the 4 races for which we have results, Elcharles Devore had a record of 0-4. That includes a record of 0-4 in 4 general elections.