Samuel Caruthers

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 13, 1820
Died: July 20, 1860
Age at death: 39
Home state: Missouri
Party: whig
On the ballot: 1853–1856

Career timeline

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3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Caruthers20,783

Opponents19,780

Elections run

Between 1853 and 1856, Samuel Caruthers ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Caruthers's biggest single-election total was 8,291 votes, in the 1856 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 7. Caruthers's closest win came in the 1853 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 7, decided by 1,905 votes.

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How many votes has Samuel Caruthers received?

Samuel Caruthers has received 20,783 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Samuel Caruthers’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1856	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	8,29152.71%	Perryman Stevson
1854	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	8,04558.85%	Miles M Jones
1853	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	4,44739.84%	Jackson English Rosier

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000210) and Wikidata (Q2218073). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Caruthers: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-caruthers. 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.