Seth Cobb

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 5, 1838
Died: May 22, 1909
Age at death: 70
Home state: Missouri
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1890–1894

Career timeline

1890Rep 1892Rep 1894Rep

3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cobb33,484

Opponents28,037

Elections run

Between 1890 and 1894, Seth Cobb ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Cobb's biggest single-election total was 12,813 votes, in the 1892 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 12.

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How many votes has Seth Cobb received?

Seth Cobb has received 33,484 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Seth Cobb’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1894	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	10,09553.38%	Sterrett Nelson Crusius Kellar
1892	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	12,81352.01%	Rodgers John Geither J L Parsons
1890	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	10,57658.84%	Prosser Field Bauer

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000550) and Wikidata (Q386967). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Seth Cobb: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/seth-cobb. 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.