Ephraim Acker

U.S. Representative
Born
January 11, 1827
Died
May 12, 1903
Age at death
76
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1870
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Acker12,049
Opponents11,072
1
Elections run

Ephraim Acker (1827–1903), a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1870 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 6 with 12,049 votes (52.11%), defeating W Oliver.

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How many votes has Ephraim Acker received?

Ephraim Acker has received 12,049 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Ephraim Acker’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1870U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon12,04952.11%W Oliver
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000020) and Wikidata (Q5382300). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ephraim Acker: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ephraim-acker. 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.