Cornelius Pugsley

U.S. Representative
Born
July 17, 1850
Died
September 10, 1936
Age at death
86
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1900
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pugsley37,665
Opponents39,512
1
Elections run

Cornelius Pugsley (1850–1936), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1900 U.S. House election in New York's District 16 with 37,665 votes (48.8%), defeating Norton P Otis and William Wessling and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has Cornelius Pugsley received?

Cornelius Pugsley has received 37,665 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Cornelius Pugsley’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1900U.S. HouseNew YorkWon37,66548.8%Norton P Otis
William Wessling

John J Kinneally

Francis Crawford
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000565) and Wikidata (Q3539761). 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.