Edward Pou
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 9, 1863
- Died
- April 1, 1934
- Age at death
- 70
- Home state
- North Carolina
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1900–1932
17-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pou331,790
Opponents144,212
17
Elections run
Between 1900 and 1932, Edward Pou ran in 17 U.S. House elections, winning all 17. Pou's biggest single-election total was 51,103 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 4. Pou's closest win came in the 1908 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 4, decided by 4,497 votes.
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How many votes has Edward Pou received?
Edward Pou has received 331,790 popular votes across 17 U.S. elections, with a career record of 17–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 51,10376.01% | W R Dixon (head-to-head) |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 25,72473.37% | John C Matthews |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 31,28865.56% | Lossing L Wrenn |
| 1926 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 18,00069.55% | Hobart Brantley |
| 1924 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 24,05769.61% | John J Parker (head-to-head) |
| 1922 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 17,20568.03% | F Eugene Hester |
| 1920 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 26,47065.27% | John J Parker (head-to-head) |
| 1918 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 12,85368.07% | W R Dixon (head-to-head) |
| 1916 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 15,30564.34% | Joseph J Jenkins (head-to-head) |
| 1914 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 11,14199.93% | — |
| 1912 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 13,90679.49% | John F Mitchell F M Simmons H B Pearce J M Hilliard |
| 1910 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 13,72865.84% | R A P Cooley E L Fesperman W W Cole |
| 1908 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 13,46359.99% | Willis G Briggs |
| 1906 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 12,16169.77% | Berry Godwin |
| 1904 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 12,65870.89% | Claude Pearson |
| 1902 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 13,79982.66% | John W Atwater Thomas L Banks Alvin Betts A H Jones |
| 1900 | U.S. HouseNorth Carolina | Won | 18,92957.12% | Jesse A Giles Joseph J Jenkins (head-to-head) James M Templeton |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000474) and Wikidata (Q1294003). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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