Charles W Cook

Gubernatorial candidate
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Green
On the ballot
1879–1940
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cook57,168
Opponents282,282
3
Elections run

Between 1879 and 1940, Charles W Cook ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), losing all 3. Cook's biggest single-election total was 32,981 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 5.

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How many votes has Charles W Cook received?

Charles W Cook has received 57,168 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Charles W Cook’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1940U.S. HouseKentuckyLost32,98138.83%Brent Spence
1880U.S. HouseKentuckyLost5,23318.5%James McKenzie
John Feland
1879GovernorKentuckyLost18,9548.38%Luke P. Blackburn
Walter Evans
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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.