Peleg Sprague
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- December 10, 1756
- Died
- April 20, 1800
- Age at death
- 43
- Home state
- New Hampshire
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1796–1798
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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sprague5,656
Opponents38,226
2
Elections run
Between 1796 and 1798, Peleg Sprague ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Sprague's biggest single-election total was 4,637 votes, in the 1798 U.S. House election in New Hampshire's at-large district.
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How many votes has Peleg Sprague received?
Peleg Sprague has received 5,656 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798 | U.S. HouseNew Hampshire | Won | 4,637 | Abiel Foster (head-to-head) William Gordon (head-to-head) Jonathan Freeman (head-to-head) |
| 1796 | U.S. HouseNew Hampshire | Lost | 1,0194.37% | Jeremiah Smith Abiel Foster (head-to-head) William Gordon (head-to-head) Jonathan Freeman (head-to-head) Woodbury Langdon John Prentice Thomas Cogswell Nathaniel Peabody Benjamin Bellows Joseph Cilley Nathaniel Fogers Timothy Walker James Shease Arthur Livermore Israel Evans Nicholas Gilman James Hill Paine Wingate Roger E Thompson Aaron Hutchinson William Plummer |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000743) and Wikidata (Q1754256). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Peleg Sprague: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/peleg-sprague. Accessed [date].