Charles Benedict

U.S. Representative
Born
February 7, 1828
Died
October 3, 1901
Age at death
73
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1876
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Benedict12,250
Opponents16,710
1
Elections run

Charles Benedict (1828–1901), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1876 U.S. House election in New York's District 31 with 12,250 votes (42.3%), defeating George Hoskins and Thomas T Flagler and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Charles Benedict received?

Charles Benedict has received 12,250 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Charles Benedict’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1876U.S. HouseNew YorkWon12,25042.3%George Hoskins
Thomas T Flagler

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000357) and Wikidata (Q5075280). 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.