George Brooks

U.S. Representative
Born
July 26, 1824
Died
September 22, 1893
Age at death
69
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1870
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brooks8,406
Opponents6,050
1
Elections run

George Brooks (1824–1893), a Republican politician from Massachusetts, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1870 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 7 with 8,406 votes (57.62%), defeating John Q Adams and Charles E Kimball.

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How many votes has George Brooks received?

George Brooks has received 8,406 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

George Brooks’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1870U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon8,40657.62%John Q Adams
Charles E Kimball
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000879) and Wikidata (Q164529). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Brooks: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-brooks. 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.