Samuel C Watts

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
prohibition
On the ballot
1838–1918
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Watts8,700
Opponents114,053
5
Elections run

Between 1838 and 1918, Samuel C Watts ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Watts's biggest single-election total was 4,145 votes, in the 1838 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 13.

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How many votes has Samuel C Watts received?

Samuel C Watts has received 8,700 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

Samuel C Watts’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1918U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost6182.74%William Griest (head-to-head)
Austin E McCullough
1916U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost1,1153.57%William Griest (head-to-head)
Henry F Myers

John O Stoner
1914U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost4151.45%William Griest (head-to-head)
John N Hetrick

W W Halligan
1904U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost2,4077.85%Solomon Dresser
Solomon Shaffer

James D Blair
1838U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost4,14542.67%William Ramsey
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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.