Joseph Jorgensen
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- February 11, 1844
- Died
- January 21, 1888
- Age at death
- 43
- Home state
- Virginia
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1876–1880
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jorgensen40,043
Opponents26,777
3
Elections run
Between 1876 and 1880, Joseph Jorgensen ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Jorgensen's biggest single-election total was 13,896 votes, in the 1876 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 4.
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How many votes has Joseph Jorgensen received?
Joseph Jorgensen has received 40,043 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 13,82570.05% | Coleman William E Cameron F E * W H Mann (head-to-head) Richard Stokes H H Dyson John S Wise Robert Burrell B D Tillar A T Woodson E L Turner |
| 1878 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 12,32260.67% | William E Hinton J McD Alexander W H Mann (head-to-head) Bruce Benjamin T Jones Grief T Crable William A Anderson |
| 1876 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Won | 13,89651.9% | William E Hunton Jr. M P D Mortie Joseph Jonson Joseph Jensen |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000271) and Wikidata (Q1340640). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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