John R Gamblk

U.S. Representative
Home state
South Dakota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1890
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gamblk34,553
Opponents119,365
1
Elections run

John R Gamblk, a Republican politician from South Dakota, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1890 U.S. House election in South Dakota's at-large district with 34,553 votes (22.45%), defeating John Pickler and F A Leavitt and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has John R Gamblk received?

John R Gamblk has received 34,553 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John R Gamblk’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1890U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon34,55322.45%John Pickler
F A Leavitt

Fred Zipp

F A Clark

W Y Quigley
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