Philemon Herbert

U.S. Representative
Born
November 1, 1825
Died
July 23, 1864
Age at death
38
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1854
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Herbert36,542
Opponents127,788
1
Elections run

Philemon Herbert (1825–1864), a Democratic politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1854 U.S. House election in California's at-large district with 36,542 votes (22.18%), defeating James Denver and G W Bowie and 4 other candidates.

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How many votes has Philemon Herbert received?

Philemon Herbert has received 36,542 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Philemon Herbert’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1854U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon36,54222.18%James Denver
G W Bowie

Cal Benham

J Churchman

James A McDougal

Milton Latham
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000526) and Wikidata (Q2085915). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.