Benjamin Howell
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 27, 1844
- Died
- February 1, 1933
- Age at death
- 89
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1894–1908
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Howell177,762
Opponents148,098
8
Elections run
Between 1894 and 1908, Benjamin Howell ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Howell's biggest single-election total was 26,302 votes, in the 1908 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 3. Howell's closest win came in the 1898 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 3, decided by 729 votes.
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How many votes has Benjamin Howell received?
Benjamin Howell has received 177,762 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 26,30256.6% | Clark Jr. |
| 1906 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 20,47254.31% | Harvey Robert Bruce Crowell (head-to-head) Rapp |
| 1904 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 24,56556.12% | Otis Brown Labaw Rippen Sperle |
| 1902 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 20,01451.44% | Geisenhainer (head-to-head) Robert Bruce Crowell (head-to-head) |
| 1900 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 24,28655.03% | James J Bergen Charles F Garrison Morris Freedman George Herrschaft |
| 1898 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 19,41249.84% | Patrick Convery Orpheus B Bird Ferdinand W Williams |
| 1896 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 24,30857.82% | John A Wells William Strother Jones Marshall Patrick Henry |
| 1894 | U.S. HouseNew Jersey | Won | 18,40353.66% | Geisenhainer (head-to-head) Lanning Merritt Weigel |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000857) and Wikidata (Q817487). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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