Jacob Geissenhainer

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 28, 1839
Died: July 20, 1917
Age at death: 77
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1888–1892

Career timeline

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3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Geissenhainer63,634

Opponents56,430

Elections run

Between 1888 and 1892, Jacob Geissenhainer ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Geissenhainer's biggest single-election total was 22,961 votes, in the 1888 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 3.

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How many votes has Jacob Geissenhainer received?

Jacob Geissenhainer has received 63,634 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Jacob Geissenhainer’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1892	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	20,40753.03%	Hoffman Marshall
1890	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	20,26654.57%	Clark Jr. Snyder
1888	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	22,96151.66%	John Kean James Parker

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000119) and Wikidata (Q1677423). 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.