Laird Barber

U.S. Representative
Born
October 25, 1848
Died
February 16, 1928
Age at death
79
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1898
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Barber16,400
Opponents13,531
1
Elections run

Laird Barber (1848–1928), a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1898 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 8 with 16,400 votes (54.79%), defeating William S Kirkpatrick and John E Lauer.

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How many votes has Laird Barber received?

Laird Barber has received 16,400 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Laird Barber’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1898U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon16,40054.79%William S Kirkpatrick
John E Lauer
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000123) and Wikidata (Q6474075). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Laird Barber: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/laird-barber. 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.