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Samuel Woodson

★ U.S. Representative
Born
September 15, 1777
Died
July 28, 1827
Age at death
49
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1820
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Woodson2,651
Opponents1,686
1
Elections run

Samuel Woodson (1777–1827), an Independent politician from Kentucky, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1820 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 2 with 2,651 votes (61.13%), defeating John Pope.

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How many votes has Samuel Woodson received?

Samuel Woodson has received 2,651 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Samuel Woodson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1820U.S. HouseKentuckyWon2,65161.13%John Pope
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000729) and Wikidata (Q1790082). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.