Roscoe Conkling vs Gerald Root: head-to-head
Tale of the tape
| Conkling | Statistic | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 3–0 | Career record | 0–7 |
| 36,090 | Career popular votes | 23,401 |
| 3 | Elections in our record | 7 |
Shared races
| Year | Conkling | Root | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1858 | 11,084 (57.33%) | 8,251 (42.67%) | Roscoe Conkling |