George Bowers
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 13, 1863
- Died
- December 7, 1925
- Age at death
- 62
- Home state
- West Virginia
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1914–1922
3-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bowers129,806
Opponents125,157
5
Elections run
Between 1914 and 1922, George Bowers ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 2. Bowers's biggest single-election total was 43,238 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 2. Bowers's closest win came in the 1916 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 2, decided by 861 votes.
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How many votes has George Bowers received?
George Bowers has received 129,806 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Lost | 24,76446.64% | Robert Allen John C Chase |
| 1920 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 43,23856.79% | James H Brown K H Stover |
| 1918 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 18,44452.73% | Ben H Hiner William H Smith (head-to-head) |
| 1916 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Won | 24,05550.91% | Samuel Woods V |
| 1914 | U.S. HouseWest Virginia | Lost | 19,30544.37% | William Brown Noah G Keim William H Smith (head-to-head) F E Thompson |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000690) and Wikidata (Q1507806). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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