Samuel Major
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- July 2, 1869
- Died
- July 28, 1931
- Age at death
- 62
- Home state
- Missouri
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1918–1928
4-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Major227,279
Opponents236,906
6
Elections run
Between 1918 and 1928, Samuel Major ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 2. Major's biggest single-election total was 46,264 votes, in the 1924 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 7. Major's closest win came in the 1918 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 7, decided by 78 votes.
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How many votes has Samuel Major received?
Samuel Major has received 227,279 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Lost | 45,83246.7% | Peters |
| 1926 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 37,39252.05% | Harold T Lincoln John A Detherow |
| 1924 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 46,26452.01% | George E Hackmann |
| 1922 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 36,95050.68% | Roscoe Patterson (head-to-head) Cox |
| 1920 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Lost | 40,54144.29% | Roscoe Patterson (head-to-head) J R Richardson |
| 1918 | U.S. HouseMissouri | Won | 20,30049.75% | Salts Allison |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000074) and Wikidata (Q2218055). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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