Samuel Witherspoon
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- May 4, 1855
- Died
- November 24, 1915
- Age at death
- 60
- Home state
- Mississippi
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1914
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Witherspoon6,451
Opponents500
1
Elections run
Samuel Witherspoon (1855–1915), a Democratic politician from Mississippi, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1914 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 5 with 6,451 votes (92.81%), defeating Smith.
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How many votes has Samuel Witherspoon received?
Samuel Witherspoon has received 6,451 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.
Election history
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000662) and Wikidata (Q2217906). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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