Nathaniel Banks
★ Governor
- Born
- January 30, 1816
- Died
- September 1, 1894
- Age at death
- 78
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1852–1888
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Banks278,082
Opponents226,713
11
Elections run
Between 1852 and 1888, Nathaniel Banks ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning all 11. Banks's biggest single-election total was 68,700 votes, in the 1858 governor election in Massachusetts. Banks's closest win came in the 1852 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 7, decided by 305 votes.
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How many votes has Nathaniel Banks received?
Nathaniel Banks has received 278,082 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 14,92951.77% | Higginson Kendall |
| 1876 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 13,32551.87% | Richard Frothingham Jr. |
| 1874 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 13,43864.83% | Daniel Gooch |
| 1870 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 10,54864.35% | John K Tarbox David T Clark |
| 1868 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 13,93365.91% | F O Prince (head-to-head) |
| 1866 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 10,07574.66% | F O Prince (head-to-head) |
| 1859 | GovernorMassachusetts | Won | 58,80454.02% | Benjamin Franklin Butler George N. Briggs |
| 1858 | GovernorMassachusetts | Won | 68,70057.61% | Erasmus Beach (head-to-head) Amos Lawrence |
| 1857 | GovernorMassachusetts | Won | 60,79746.58% | Henry J. Gardner Erasmus Beach (head-to-head) |
| 1854 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 8,92873.27% | Luther Bell V (head-to-head) Bowen Buckman |
| 1852 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 4,60551.48% | Luther Bell V (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000116) and Wikidata (Q714106). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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