Samuel Dickson

U.S. Representative
Born
March 29, 1807
Died
May 3, 1858
Age at death
51
Home state
New York
Party
whig
On the ballot
1854
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dickson4,638
Opponents9,769
1
Elections run

Samuel Dickson (1807–1858), a Whig politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1854 U.S. House election in New York's District 14 with 4,638 votes (32.19%), defeating John W. Harcourt and Pruyn and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Samuel Dickson received?

Samuel Dickson has received 4,638 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Samuel Dickson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1854U.S. HouseNew YorkWon4,63832.19%John W. Harcourt
Pruyn

William S Hamilton
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000332) and Wikidata (Q2689119). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Dickson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-dickson. 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.