Wood

(name as recorded in the historical source)
U.S. House candidate
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1824–1886
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wood9,622
Opponents55,201
5
Elections run

Between 1824 and 1886, Wood ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Wood's biggest single-election total was 3,575 votes, in the 1864 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 9.

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How many votes has Wood received?

Wood has received 9,622 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

Wood’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1886U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost970.64%Patrick Collins
Cutler

Trafton
1864U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost3,57518.53%William Washburn
1858U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost2,96228.83%Eli Thayer (head-to-head)
1856U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost2,98717.98%Eli Thayer (head-to-head)
Alexander Dewitt

J.g. Thurston
1824U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost10.03%John Varnum
John Merrill

Moses Wingate

Nathan Noyes

Ebenezer Mosely

Spaulding

Jacob Cornish

Joseph Kittridge

Moses Winge

Samuel Marsh

David T Clark

Joseph Locke
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Wood: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/wood-massachusetts. 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.