Bishop Perkins
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- October 18, 1841
- Died
- June 20, 1894
- Age at death
- 52
- Home state
- Kansas
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1882–1890
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Perkins184,182
Opponents655,856
5
Elections run
Between 1882 and 1890, Bishop Perkins ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Perkins's biggest single-election total was 98,338 votes, in the 1882 U.S. House election in Kansas's at-large district. Perkins's closest win came in the 1886 U.S. House election in Kansas's District 3, decided by 3,739 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Kansas's District 3, every U.S. House race in Kansas's at-large district, or all 1890 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Bishop Perkins received?
Bishop Perkins has received 184,182 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | U.S. HouseKansas | Lost | 19,06144.79% | Benjamin Clover |
| 1888 | U.S. HouseKansas | Won | 23,31550.44% | W H Utley J A Eaton C W Harvey |
| 1886 | U.S. HouseKansas | Won | 19,61453.42% | Frank Bacon J W Forest |
| 1884 | U.S. HouseKansas | Won | 23,85456.31% | G W Gabriel W A Tipton |
| 1882 | U.S. HouseKansas | Won | 98,33814.62% | Samuel Peters Edmund Morrill Lewis Hanback Wood Oflanagan Leland John Davis Phillips Allen Williams M.v. Bennett John C Cannon |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000228) and Wikidata (Q866341). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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