Silas Whood

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Maine
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1823

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Whood1

Opponents14,639

Elections run

Silas Whood, an Independent politician from Maine, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1823 U.S. House election in Maine's District 1 to William Burleigh, receiving 1 votes (0.02%).

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How many votes has Silas Whood received?

Silas Whood has received 1 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Silas Whood’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1823	U.S. HouseMaine	Lost	10.02%	Thomas G Thornton William Burleigh B G McIntire Isaac Lane Edward P Hayman Benjamin Greene Peter M McDonald Joseph Prime George W Wallingford John Bowdoin Charles E Allen Ether Shepley John Spring James Ayer Samuel E Smith Enoch Wood Joshua Goodwin W P Thompson A K Parris D A H Powers Tucker Kimball Joshua Hall John Bodwell Timothy Shaw Israel Lassell Seth S Fairfield David Legrow Joseph Dane Samuel Fox Cyrus 11ll G D Weeks Samuel Burbank John M Parsons Phinehas Ricken P G Hooper Samuel Shapleigh Exekiel Whitman W A Tucker O S Pillsbury Thomas Sands Henry Woodman Lane Isaac Abner Sawyer David Appleton Moses Garey Simon Nowell Sulvester Haley L B Swett Elijah P Pike Alexander Rice Carver Buker Henry Hobbs John Huston

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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.