Jacob Spangler

U.S. Representative
Born
November 28, 1767
Died
June 17, 1843
Age at death
75
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1816
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Spangler1,466
Opponents764
1
Elections run

Jacob Spangler (1767–1843), a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1816 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 4 with 1,466 votes (65.74%), defeating John S Hay.

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How many votes has Jacob Spangler received?

Jacob Spangler has received 1,466 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Jacob Spangler’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1816U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon1,46665.74%John S Hay
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000700) and Wikidata (Q13219823). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jacob Spangler: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jacob-spangler. 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.