Ernest Acheson
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 19, 1855
- Died
- May 16, 1917
- Age at death
- 61
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1894–1908
7-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Acheson179,324
Opponents172,513
8
Elections run
Between 1894 and 1908, Ernest Acheson ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning 7 and losing 1. Acheson's biggest single-election total was 36,554 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 24. Acheson's closest win came in the 1906 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 24, decided by 1,327 votes.
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How many votes has Ernest Acheson received?
Ernest Acheson has received 179,324 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Lost | 10% | John Tener Charles H Akens Frank Fish Charles A McKeever |
| 1906 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 15,49049.18% | Jerome B Aiken John W Slayton Louis Van Orden |
| 1904 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 23,13169.36% | William J Mellon John J Ashenhurst |
| 1902 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 15,14755.08% | Chas R Eckert John A Bailey George Frethey Cunningham Akilson Benjamin N McCoy |
| 1900 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 35,93958.72% | Wooda N Carr Benjamin A Bubbett William H Thomas |
| 1898 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 25,52454.52% | Mark M Cochran Thomas B Harshberger |
| 1896 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 36,55457.12% | John Purman Butler C McGrew H F Byron |
| 1894 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 27,53857.18% | William Sipe D W Hutchinson Albert Gaddis Jas J Beaumont |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000019) and Wikidata (Q5393043). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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