Moses Hampton

U.S. Representative
Born
October 28, 1803
Died
June 27, 1878
Age at death
74
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
whig
On the ballot
1848
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hampton7,666
Opponents7,421
1
Elections run

Moses Hampton (1803–1878), a Whig politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1848 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 21 with 7,666 votes (50.81%), defeating Black and William L Jackson and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Moses Hampton received?

Moses Hampton has received 7,666 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Moses Hampton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1848U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon7,66650.81%Black
William L Jackson

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000139) and Wikidata (Q13219640). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Moses Hampton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/moses-hampton. 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.