Samuel Forker
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 16, 1821
- Died
- February 10, 1900
- Age at death
- 78
- Home state
- New Jersey
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1870
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Forker15,899
Opponents15,452
1
Elections run
Samuel Forker (1821–1900), a Democratic politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1870 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 2 with 15,899 votes (50.71%), defeating Newell.
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How many votes has Samuel Forker received?
Samuel Forker has received 15,899 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.
Election history
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000274) and Wikidata (Q1588206). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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