Benjamin Contee
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 1, 1755
- Died
- January 1, 1816
- Age at death
- 61
- Home state
- Maryland
- Party
- Independent
- Years in office
- 1 year in the U.S. House
- On the ballot
- 1789–1794
1-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Contee6,041
Opponents44,910
3
Elections run
Between 1789 and 1794, Benjamin Contee ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 2. Contee's biggest single-election total was 5,476 votes, in the 1789 U.S. House election in Maryland's at-large district.
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How many votes has Benjamin Contee received?
Benjamin Contee has received 6,041 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1794 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Lost | 54230.52% | Gabriel Duvall |
| 1792 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Lost | 230.93% | John Mercer John Thomas |
| 1789 | U.S. HouseMaryland | Won | 5,47611.72% | S Chase John M Seney Audrey B Carroll George Gale Smith Michael Jenifer Stone George Dent S Stirell J F Mercer Abraham Faw John Done M Murray V N Ramsey William W Johnson Paul T McHenry Jr. J Scott William Paca |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000710) and Wikidata (Q868334). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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