Jacob Yost
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- July 29, 1801
- Died
- March 7, 1872
- Age at death
- 70
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1843
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Yost4,845
Opponents4,022
1
Elections run
Jacob Yost (1801–1872), a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1843 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 5 with 4,845 votes (54.64%), defeating Huddleson.
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How many votes has Jacob Yost received?
Jacob Yost has received 4,845 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.
Election history
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (Y000026) and Wikidata (Q13219872). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jacob Yost: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jacob-yost-pennsylvania. Accessed [date].