Samuel J Anderson

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Maine
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1823–1880
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Anderson28,171
Opponents39,205
3
Elections run

Between 1823 and 1880, Samuel J Anderson ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Anderson's biggest single-election total was 16,803 votes, in the 1880 U.S. House election in Maine's District 1.

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How many votes has Samuel J Anderson received?

Samuel J Anderson has received 28,171 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Samuel J Anderson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1880U.S. HouseMaineLost16,80349.44%Thomas Reed (head-to-head)
James M Stone
1878U.S. HouseMaineLost9,33231.98%Thomas Reed (head-to-head)
Edward H Gove
1823U.S. HouseMaineLost2,03647.66%Stephen Longfellow
Jonathan Page
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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.