Samuel Cook

U.S. Representative
Born
January 28, 1849
Died
April 4, 1918
Age at death
69
Home state
Wisconsin
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1894
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cook21,718
Opponents17,237
1
Elections run

Samuel Cook (1849–1918), a Republican politician from Wisconsin, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1894 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 6 with 21,718 votes (55.75%), defeating Owen Wells and Riley S Bishop and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Samuel Cook received?

Samuel Cook has received 21,718 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Samuel Cook’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseWisconsinWon21,71855.75%Owen Wells
Riley S Bishop

Byron E Vankeuren
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000726) and Wikidata (Q140155). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Cook: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-cook. 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.