Samuel Lathrop

U.S. Representative
Born
May 1, 1772
Died
July 11, 1846
Age at death
74
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1824–1832
1-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lathrop51,787
Opponents91,136
4
Elections run

Between 1824 and 1832, Samuel Lathrop ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), winning 1 and losing 3. Lathrop's biggest single-election total was 34,210 votes, in the 1824 governor election in Massachusetts. Lathrop's closest win came in the 1824 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 8, decided by 673 votes.

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How many votes has Samuel Lathrop received?

Samuel Lathrop has received 51,787 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–3.

Election history

Samuel Lathrop’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1832GovernorMassachusettsLost14,75522.97%Levi Lincoln Jr.
Marcus Morton
1826U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost94831.42%Isaac Bates
James Rowler

William H *

Thomas Sheperd

Thomas Good

James Libley

William Marven

Lewis Strong

Oscar Edwards

James Kent
1824GovernorMassachusettsLost34,21046.83%William Eustis
1824U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon1,87458.2%James Fowler
Thomas Shepard
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000112) and Wikidata (Q1425052). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Lathrop: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-lathrop. 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.