George W. Faris

Offices

U.S. House
District 8
In office
Mar 4, 1895 to Mar 4, 1897

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
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District 5
In office
Mar 4, 1897 to Mar 4, 1901

Party: Republican
Assumed: General Election
Left: Did Not Run
6 years, 1 day
George W. Faris spent 6 years, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1894–U.S. House (District 8) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1894
48.00%
George W. Faris*, Republican, 23,238 votes
42.69%
Elijah V. Brookshire (i), Democratic, 20,669 votes
 7.56%
Morton C. Rankin, People's (Populist), 3,658 votes
 1.75%
Albert Jackman, Prohibition, 847 votes
Out of 48,412 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,569 (5.31%)
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1896–U.S. House (District 5) WON
General Election–Sunday, November 8, 1896
50.36%
George W. Faris*, Republican, 25,290 votes
49.64%
John Clarke Ridpath, Democratic, 24,925 votes
Out of 50,215 votes casts, the margin of victory was 365 (0.72%)
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1898–U.S. House (District 5) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1898
49.35%
George W. Faris (i)*, Republican, 22,557 votes
48.80%
Samuel R. Hamill, Democratic, 22,305 votes
 1.42%
William E. Carpenter, Prohibition, 647 votes
 0.43%
Alexander J. Farrow, People's (Populist), 195 votes
Out of 45,704 votes casts, the margin of victory was 252 (0.55%)
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In the 3 races for which we have results, George W. Faris had a record of 3-0. That includes a record of 3-0 in 3 general elections.