Stephen Cobb

U.S. Representative
Born
June 17, 1833
Died
August 24, 1878
Age at death
45
Home state
Kansas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1872
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cobb66,345
Opponents236,213
1
Elections run

Stephen Cobb (1833–1878), a Republican politician from Kansas, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1872 U.S. House election in Kansas's at-large district with 66,345 votes (21.93%), defeating David Lowe and William Phillips and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has Stephen Cobb received?

Stephen Cobb has received 66,345 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Stephen Cobb’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1872U.S. HouseKansasWon66,34521.93%David Lowe
William Phillips

Samuel A Riggs

D P Mitchell

T P Laughlin
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000551) and Wikidata (Q742346). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Stephen Cobb: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/stephen-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.