George Holcombe

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 1, 1786
Died: January 14, 1828
Age at death: 41
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1820–1826

Career timeline

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4-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Holcombe46,561

Opponents236,035

Elections run

Between 1820 and 1826, George Holcombe ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Holcombe's biggest single-election total was 24,538 votes, in the 1826 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district. Holcombe's closest win came in the 1824 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district, decided by 34 votes.

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How many votes has George Holcombe received?

George Holcombe has received 46,561 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

George Holcombe’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1826	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	24,53816.53%	Ebenezer Tucker (head-to-head) Lewis Condiet Samuel Swan (head-to-head) Isaac Pierson Hedge Thompson Daniel Garrison (head-to-head) George Cassedy (head-to-head) Isaac G Farlee Samuel Cooper Kennedy James Parker (head-to-head) Ephraim Bateman Peter D Vroom Caleb Newbold (head-to-head)
1824	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	17,70616.83%	Samuel Swan (head-to-head) Lewis Condict (head-to-head) Daniel Garrison (head-to-head) George Cassedy (head-to-head) Ebenezer Tucker (head-to-head)
1822	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	—	James Matlack (head-to-head) George Cassedy (head-to-head) Ephraim Bateman (head-to-head) Lewis Condict (head-to-head) Samuel Swan (head-to-head)
1820	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	4,31714.84%	Ephraim Bateman (head-to-head) George Cassedy (head-to-head) Samuel Swan (head-to-head) John Linn James Matlack (head-to-head) Lewis Condict (head-to-head) Frederick Frelinghuysen James Parker (head-to-head) John Rutherford Joseph McIlvaine Henry Southard Joseph Hopkinson Josiah Hornblower Charles Kinsey Thomas T Kinney Richard Stockton A C Thompson Charles Ewing Abraham Ogden Caleb Newbold (head-to-head) Benjamin Bennett Jesse Upson Bernard Smith John Condit James Wilson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1507586). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.