Nicholas Cox
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 6, 1837
- Died
- May 2, 1912
- Age at death
- 75
- Home state
- Tennessee
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1890–1898
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cox56,597
Opponents40,451
5
Elections run
Between 1890 and 1898, Nicholas Cox ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning all 5. Cox's biggest single-election total was 15,434 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 7. Cox's closest win came in the 1894 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 7, decided by 2,732 votes.
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How many votes has Nicholas Cox received?
Nicholas Cox has received 56,597 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 9,59070.28% | Cunningham W J Whitthorne |
| 1896 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 15,43455.17% | Hughes (head-to-head) G W Blackburn (head-to-head) W W Erwin R S Cheers |
| 1894 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 9,09852.57% | H F Farris G W Blackburn (head-to-head) |
| 1892 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 12,11357.54% | W A Witherspoon S Weltman |
| 1890 | U.S. HouseTennessee | Won | 10,36260.71% | Hughes (head-to-head) John Graham Washington Whitthorne Shoffner |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000838) and Wikidata (Q1984951). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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