Samuel Ingham
★ Governor
- Born
- September 16, 1779
- Died
- June 5, 1860
- Age at death
- 80
- Home state
- Pennsylvania
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1812–1857
9-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ingham136,213
Opponents155,282
11
Elections run
Between 1812 and 1857, Samuel Ingham ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 9 and losing 2. Ingham's biggest single-election total was 32,704 votes, in the 1856 governor election in Connecticut. Ingham's closest win came in the 1814 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 6, decided by 703 votes.
Browse every governor election in Connecticut, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 8, or every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 6.
How many votes has Samuel Ingham received?
Samuel Ingham has received 136,213 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 | GovernorConnecticut | Lost | 31,15649.56% | Alexander H. Holley |
| 1856 | GovernorConnecticut | Won | 32,70449.02% | William T. Minor (head-to-head) Gideon Welles |
| 1855 | GovernorConnecticut | Lost | 27,29242.29% | William T. Minor (head-to-head) Henry Dutton (head-to-head) |
| 1854 | GovernorConnecticut | Won | 28,33846.43% | Henry Dutton (head-to-head) Charles Chapman |
| 1828 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | — | George Wolf (head-to-head) |
| 1826 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | — | George Wolf (head-to-head) |
| 1824 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | — | George Wolf (head-to-head) |
| 1822 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | — | Thomas Rogers |
| 1816 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 5,33049.17% | John Ross (head-to-head) |
| 1814 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 5,889 | John Ross (head-to-head) |
| 1812 | U.S. HousePennsylvania | Won | 5,504 | Robert Brown William Rodman William Lattimore |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (I000022) and Wikidata (Q1773351). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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