Oliver Dockery

U.S. Representative
Born
August 12, 1830
Died
March 21, 1906
Age at death
75
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1868
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dockery15,314
Opponents13,353
1
Elections run

Oliver Dockery (1830–1906), a Republican politician from North Carolina, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1868 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 3 with 15,314 votes (53.42%), defeating A A McKoy.

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How many votes has Oliver Dockery received?

Oliver Dockery has received 15,314 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Oliver Dockery’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1868U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon15,31453.42%A A McKoy
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000386) and Wikidata (Q2791108). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Oliver Dockery: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/oliver-dockery. 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.