Samuel Sawyer

U.S. Representative
Born
November 27, 1813
Died
March 29, 1890
Age at death
76
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1878
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sawyer9,727
Opponents10,144
1
Elections run

Samuel Sawyer (1813–1890), a Democratic politician from Missouri, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1878 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 8 with 9,727 votes (48.95%), defeating Crisp and L G Jeffers.

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How many votes has Samuel Sawyer received?

Samuel Sawyer has received 9,727 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Samuel Sawyer’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HouseMissouriWon9,72748.95%Crisp
L G Jeffers
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000092) and Wikidata (Q385061). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Sawyer: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-sawyer-missouri. 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.