Joel Cook

U.S. Representative
Born
March 20, 1842
Died
December 15, 1910
Age at death
68
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1908
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cook24,579
Opponents7,186
1
Elections run

Joel Cook (1842–1910), a Republican politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1908 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 2 with 24,579 votes (75.77%), defeating William Schlipf Jr. and Lorenzo Stitzenberger and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Joel Cook received?

Joel Cook has received 24,579 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Joel Cook’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1908U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon24,57975.77%William Schlipf Jr.
Lorenzo Stitzenberger

Burton L Rockwood
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000718) and Wikidata (Q6213331). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joel Cook: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joel-cook. 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.