George Whitmore

U.S. Representative
Born
August 26, 1824
Died
October 14, 1876
Age at death
52
Home state
Texas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1869
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Whitmore8,456
Opponents7,787
1
Elections run

George Whitmore (1824–1876), a Republican politician from Texas, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1869 U.S. House election in Texas's District 1 with 8,456 votes (52.04%), defeating Carl W Armstrong and Horace Boughton.

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How many votes has George Whitmore received?

George Whitmore has received 8,456 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

George Whitmore’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1869U.S. HouseTexasWon8,45652.04%Carl W Armstrong
Horace Boughton
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000424) and Wikidata (Q1508485). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Whitmore: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-whitmore. 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.