Samuel Craig

U.S. Representative
Born
November 19, 1839
Died
March 17, 1920
Age at death
80
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1888
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Craig24,151
Opponents20,610
1
Elections run

Samuel Craig (1839–1920), a Republican politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1888 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 21 with 24,151 votes (53.96%), defeating Donnelly and Saintclair and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Samuel Craig received?

Samuel Craig has received 24,151 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Samuel Craig’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1888U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon24,15153.96%Donnelly
Saintclair

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000860) and Wikidata (Q7410747). 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.