Joseph McCorkle

U.S. Representative
Born
June 24, 1819
Died
March 18, 1884
Age at death
64
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1851
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McCorkle24,315
Opponents66,153
1
Elections run

Joseph McCorkle (1819–1884), a Democratic politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1851 U.S. House election in California's at-large district with 24,315 votes (26.86%), defeating Edward Marshall and E J C Kewew and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Joseph McCorkle received?

Joseph McCorkle has received 24,315 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Joseph McCorkle’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1851U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon24,31526.86%Edward Marshall
E J C Kewew

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000362) and Wikidata (Q1708178). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.