Samuel Woodson

U.S. Representative
Born
October 24, 1815
Died
June 23, 1881
Age at death
65
Home state
Missouri
Party
american
On the ballot
1856–1858
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Woodson13,948
Opponents15,386
2
Elections run

Between 1856 and 1858, Samuel Woodson ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Woodson's biggest single-election total was 7,942 votes, in the 1858 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 5.

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How many votes has Samuel Woodson received?

Samuel Woodson has received 13,948 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Samuel Woodson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1858U.S. HouseMissouriWon7,94253.34%Reid
1856U.S. HouseMissouriWon6,00641.58%Thomas H Douglas
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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000728) and Wikidata (Q2218344). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Woodson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-woodson-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.