Alston Dayton
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- October 18, 1857
- Died
- July 30, 1920
- Age at death
- 62
- Home state
- West Virginia
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1894–1904
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dayton145,236
Opponents136,803
6
Elections run
Between 1894 and 1904, Alston Dayton ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Dayton's biggest single-election total was 27,735 votes, in the 1900 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 2. Dayton's closest win came in the 1898 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 2, decided by 644 votes.
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How many votes has Alston Dayton received?
Alston Dayton has received 145,236 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 24,22551.61% | H I Walker L Bowers Joseph Silva |
| 1902 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 20,96850.85% | John T McGraw (head-to-head) Robert M Strickler |
| 1900 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 27,73551.87% | James W Davis Herbert G Young |
| 1898 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 23,36450.34% | John T McGraw (head-to-head) George Morrow J A Miller |
| 1896 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 25,50052.31% | James H Brown William L Wilson |
| 1894 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 23,44451.83% | William Wilson J T Janney William C Clayton |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000163) and Wikidata (Q432793). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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