Jesse Overstreet

Offices

U.S. House
District 5
In office
Mar 4, 1895 to Mar 4, 1897

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Redistricting
District 7
In office
Mar 4, 1897 to Jan 3, 1903

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: District Number Same, Counties Changed
7 years, 10 months, 2 days
U.S. House
District 7
In office
Mar 4, 1903 to Jan 3, 1909

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
5 years, 10 months, 3 days
Jesse Overstreet spent 13 years, 8 months, 4 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1894–U.S. House (District 5) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1894
49.47%
Jesse Overstreet*, Republican, 18,286 votes
44.41%
George W. Cooper (i), Democratic, 16,416 votes
 4.19%
Luke P. DeTurk, People's (Populist), 1,549 votes
 1.93%
Elihu F. Barker, Prohibition, 712 votes
Out of 36,963 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,870 (5.06%)
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1896–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Sunday, November 8, 1896
53.82%
Jesse Overstreet (i)*, Republican, 29,075 votes
44.77%
Charles M. Cooper, Democratic, 24,187 votes
 1.40%
Evans Woollen, National, 757 votes
Out of 54,019 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,888 (9.05%)
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1898–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1898
51.80%
Jesse Overstreet (i)*, Republican, 25,868 votes
46.59%
Leon Orlando Bailey, Democratic, 23,269 votes
 1.14%
William B. Campbell, Prohibition, 567 votes
 0.47%
Henry Kuerst, Socialist, 235 votes
 0.00%
William B. Smith, People's (Populist), 2 votes
Out of 49,941 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,599 (5.21%)
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1900–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1900
52.44%
Jesse Overstreet (i)*, Republican, 31,021 votes
45.66%
Frank Baker Burke, Democratic, 27,012 votes
 1.33%
Basil L. Allen, Prohibition, 788 votes
 0.32%
Hugo MIller, Social Democratic, 190 votes
 0.25%
Henry Kuerst, People's (Populist), 149 votes
Out of 59,160 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,009 (6.78%)
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1902–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1902
51.99%
Jesse Overstreet (i)*, Republican, 25,191 votes
43.20%
Jacob P. Dunn, Democratic, 20,933 votes
 2.32%
John R. Henry, Prohibition, 1,126 votes
 1.64%
David C. McClure, Socialist, 793 votes
 0.85%
Ernest Viewegh, Socialist Labor, 413 votes
Out of 48,456 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,258 (8.79%)
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1904–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1904
57.14%
Jesse Overstreet (i)*, Republican, 34,178 votes
39.01%
Levi Pinkney Harlan, Democratic, 23,334 votes
 1.74%
Elijah W. Lawhon, Prohibition, 1,038 votes
 1.52%
David C. McClure, Socialist, 907 votes
 0.47%
John T. L. Remley, Socialist Labor, 281 votes
 0.13%
Cash A. Carter, People's (Populist), 77 votes
Out of 59,815 votes casts, the margin of victory was 10,844 (18.13%)
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1906–U.S. House (District 7) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1906
52.83%
Jesse Overstreet (i)*, Republican, 28,020 votes
43.80%
Frank N. Gavin, Democratic, 23,234 votes
 1.99%
Samuel J. Wilson, Prohibition, 1,054 votes
 1.38%
Albert G. Berg, Socialist, 733 votes
Out of 53,041 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,786 (9.03%)
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1908–U.S. House (District 7) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 1908
52.11%
Charles A. Korbly*, Democratic, 34,686 votes
45.08%
Jesse Overstreet (i), Republican, 30,003 votes
 1.52%
Joseph A. Gabriel, Socialist, 1,014 votes
 1.21%
Charles M. Lemon, Prohibition, 807 votes
 0.07%
Matt C. Mayhew, Independence, 47 votes
Out of 66,557 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,683 (7.03%)
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In the 8 races for which we have results, Jesse Overstreet had a record of 7-1. That includes a record of 7-1 in 8 general elections.