Samuel Maxwell

U.S. Representative
Born
May 20, 1825
Died
February 11, 1901
Age at death
75
Home state
Nebraska
Party
populist
On the ballot
1896
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Maxwell23,487
Opponents19,408
1
Elections run

Samuel Maxwell (1825–1901), a Populist politician from Nebraska, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1896 U.S. House election in Nebraska's District 3 with 23,487 votes (54.75%), defeating R L Hammond and Chas H Brown and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Samuel Maxwell received?

Samuel Maxwell has received 23,487 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Samuel Maxwell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseNebraskaWon23,48754.75%R L Hammond
Chas H Brown

Chas M Griffith
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000270) and Wikidata (Q2218630). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Maxwell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-maxwell. 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.