George Cooper

U.S. Representative
Born
May 21, 1851
Died
November 27, 1899
Age at death
48
Home state
Indiana
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1888–1894
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cooper69,390
Opponents74,101
4
Elections run

Between 1888 and 1894, George Cooper ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Cooper's biggest single-election total was 18,206 votes, in the 1888 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 5.

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How many votes has George Cooper received?

George Cooper has received 69,390 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

George Cooper’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseIndianaLost16,41644.41%Jesse Overstreet
Luke P Deturk

Elihu F Barker
1892U.S. HouseIndianaWon17,69848.27%John Worrell
Lucius A Stockwell

Samuel M McNaughton
1890U.S. HouseIndianaWon17,07051.51%John G Dunbar
William R Shelt
1888U.S. HouseIndianaWon18,20649.57%Henry C Duncan
Wyman J Becket

John Harryman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000750) and Wikidata (Q1508420). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Cooper: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-cooper. 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.