Samuel Dick

U.S. Representative
Born
October 26, 1836
Died
May 10, 1907
Age at death
70
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1878
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dick14,010
Opponents19,631
1
Elections run

Samuel Dick (1836–1907), a Republican politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1878 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 26 with 14,010 votes (41.65%), defeating W C Plummer and David Bard and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Samuel Dick received?

Samuel Dick has received 14,010 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Samuel Dick’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon14,01041.65%W C Plummer
David Bard

D Latshaw
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000305) and Wikidata (Q7410916). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Dick: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-dick-pennsylvania. 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.