===Return to the House, 1895–1903===
In the 1894 midterm elections, Steele ran for his old House seat, garnering the party nomination and defeating incumbent Democrat Augustus N. Martin by eight percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=614567 IN - District 11 Race - Nov 06, 1894]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved December 23, 2021.</ref> He was subsequently re-elected three times,<ref name=ourcampaigns/> and declined to run for re-election in the 1902 midterms.
==See also==
*[[John R. Thomas]], district judge for Indian Territory
==References==