Charles Scott

U.S. Representative
Born
January 23, 1827
Died
April 30, 1899
Age at death
72
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1856
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Scott50,813
Opponents165,437
1
Elections run

Charles Scott (1827–1899), a Democratic politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1856 U.S. House election in California's at-large district with 50,813 votes (23.49%), defeating Joseph C McKibben and B C Whitman and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has Charles Scott received?

Charles Scott has received 50,813 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Charles Scott’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1856U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon50,81323.49%Joseph C McKibben
B C Whitman

A B Dibble

L P Rankin

E M Turner
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000167) and Wikidata (Q1065238). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Scott: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-scott-california. Accessed [date].

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.