Jacob Shower
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- February 22, 1803
- Died
- May 25, 1879
- Age at death
- 76
- Home state
- Maryland
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1853
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Shower7,246
Opponents6,330
1
Elections run
Jacob Shower (1803–1879), an Independent politician from Maryland, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1853 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 2 with 7,246 votes (53.37%), defeating Wethered.
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How many votes has Jacob Shower received?
Jacob Shower has received 7,246 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.
Election history
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000386) and Wikidata (Q725033). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jacob Shower: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jacob-shower. Accessed [date].