Jacob Milligan
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 9, 1889
- Died
- March 9, 1951
- Age at death
- 62
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1920–1932
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Milligan1.1M
Opponents19.9M
6
Elections run
Between 1920 and 1932, Jacob Milligan ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 1. Milligan's biggest single-election total was 995,002 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Missouri's at-large district. Milligan's closest win came in the 1928 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 3, decided by 39 votes.
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How many votes has Jacob Milligan received?
Jacob Milligan has received 1,137,588 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 995,0024.79% | John Cochran James Claiborne Joseph Shannon Clyde Williams Clarence Cannon Frank Lee James Ruffin Ralph Lozier Reuben Wood Milton Romjue Richard Duncan Clement Dickinson Dyer Henry F Niedringhaus James Stewart John M Hadley Carl Otto Miller Phil A Bennett Clark Manlove Rowland L Johnston David Hopkins Palmer Davis Phillips Morrison Langley Becker Elliff Anderson Henschel Davidson Turner Hill Harrison Shumaker Thayer Benz |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 25,85358.85% | Henry F Lawrence (head-to-head) |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 32,66550.03% | Henry F Lawrence (head-to-head) |
| 1926 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 26,59656.34% | Charles T McLaughlin |
| 1922 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 25,99752.08% | Henry Lawrence (head-to-head) |
| 1920 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Lost | 31,47548.11% | Henry Lawrence (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000766) and Wikidata (Q1677562). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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