Samuel Lanham

U.S. Representative
Born
July 4, 1846
Died
July 29, 1908
Age at death
62
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1882–1900
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lanham192,702
Opponents66,386
8
Elections run

Between 1882 and 1900, Samuel Lanham ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Lanham's biggest single-election total was 38,348 votes, in the 1890 U.S. House election in Texas's District 11. Lanham's closest win came in the 1896 U.S. House election in Texas's District 8, decided by 3,425 votes.

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How many votes has Samuel Lanham received?

Samuel Lanham has received 192,702 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

Samuel Lanham’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1900U.S. HouseTexasWon24,09368.22%J S Daley
N A Dodge
1898U.S. HouseTexasWon18,58058.14%W J Shands
Arthur Springer
1896U.S. HouseTexasWon20,93553.41%C H Jenkins
J P Smith
1890U.S. HouseTexasWon38,34897.76%H D Johnson
1888U.S. HouseTexasWon28,53585.89%D M Rumph
David Redfield
1886U.S. HouseTexasWon21,98073.95%Barnet
1884U.S. HouseTexasWon29,73899.39%W A Saylor
1882U.S. HouseTexasWon10,49350.98%J W Barnett
J H Davenport

S C Buck
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000078) and Wikidata (Q776847). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Lanham: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-lanham. 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.