Walpole Colerick

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 1, 1845
Died: January 11, 1911
Age at death: 65
Home state: Indiana
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1878–1880

Career timeline

1878Rep 1880Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Colerick34,867

Opponents26,744

Elections run

Between 1878 and 1880, Walpole Colerick ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Colerick's biggest single-election total was 17,800 votes, in the 1880 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 12.

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How many votes has Walpole Colerick received?

Walpole Colerick has received 34,867 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Walpole Colerick’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1880	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	17,80051.1%	Taylor Wedhaman Gilham
1878	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	17,06763.73%	John Studebaker

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000623) and Wikidata (Q1728984). 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.