Benjamin Clover

U.S. Representative
Born
December 22, 1837
Died
December 30, 1899
Age at death
62
Home state
Kansas
Party
alliance
On the ballot
1890
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clover23,492
Opponents19,061
1
Elections run

Benjamin Clover (1837–1899), an Alliance politician from Kansas, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1890 U.S. House election in Kansas's District 3 with 23,492 votes (55.21%), defeating Bishop Perkins.

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How many votes has Benjamin Clover received?

Benjamin Clover has received 23,492 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Benjamin Clover’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1890U.S. HouseKansasWon23,49255.21%Bishop Perkins
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000533) and Wikidata (Q817527). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.