Joseph Pulitzer

U.S. Representative
Born
April 10, 1847
Died
October 29, 1911
Age at death
64
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1884
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pulitzer15,518
Opponents8,767
1
Elections run

Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1884 U.S. House election in New York's District 9 with 15,518 votes (63.59%), defeating Thum and McCabe.

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How many votes has Joseph Pulitzer received?

Joseph Pulitzer has received 15,518 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Joseph Pulitzer’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1884U.S. HouseNew YorkWon15,51863.59%Thum
McCabe
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000568) and Wikidata (Q173417). 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.