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Electoral history of Samuel J. Randall

The electoral history of Samuel J. Randall, member of the United States House of Representatives and Speaker of the House.

United States House of Representatives

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Congressional elections

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Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 1862:[1]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 7,720 (55.17%)
■ Edward G. Webb (R) – 6,273 (44.83%)

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 1864:[2]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 9,764 (55.78%)
■ John M. Butler (NU) – 7,742 (44.23%)

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 1866:[3]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 12,192 (61.2%)
■ Charles Gibbons (R) – 7,728 (38.80%)

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 1868:[4]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 14,745 (63.69%)
■ Benjamin L. Berry (R) – 8,408 (36.32%)

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 1870:[5]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 10,853 (61.81%)
■ Benjamin Huckell (R) – 6,705 (38.19%)

Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district, 1872:[6]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 10,133 (53.39%)
■ David F. Houston (R) – 8,845 (46.61%)

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 1874:[7]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 9,703 (57.82%)
■ David F. Houston (R) – 7,060 (42.07%)
■ Benjamin L. Berry (I) – 19 (0.11%)

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 1876:[8]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 11,651 (56.31%)
■ Benjamin L. Berry (R) – 9,041 (43.69%)

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 1878:[9]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 10,717 (57.35%)
■ John Shedden (G) – 7,970 (42.65%)

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 1880:[10]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 13,639 (57.79%)
■ Benjamin L. Berry (R) – 9,912 (42.65%)
■ DeWitt C. Davis (G) – 50 (0.21%)

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 1882:[11]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 11,688 (61.55%)
■ William M. Maull (R) – 7,302 (38.45%)

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 1884:[12]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 12,340 (56.78%)
■ Jacob J. Gumper (R) – 9,055 (42.32%)

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 1886:[13]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 11,320 (95.32%)
■ Frederick Halterman (P) – 217 (1.83%)
■ Various independents – 339 (2.85%)

Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district, 1888:[14]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D) – 17,642 (99.37%)
■ Various independents – 112 (0.63%)

Speaker elections

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1876 Speaker of the House election (Special):[15]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D–Pennsylvania) – 162
■ James A. Garfield (R–Ohio) – 82
■ Others – 3

1877 Speaker of the House election:[15]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D–Pennsylvania) – 149 (53.03%)
■ James A. Garfield (R–Ohio) – 132 (46.98%)

1879 Speaker of the House election:[15]
■ Samuel J. Randall (D–Pennsylvania) – 144
■ James A. Garfield (R–Ohio) – 125
■ Others – 14

References

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  1. ^ Dubin, p. 195.
  2. ^ Dubin, p. 200.
  3. ^ Dubin, p. 206.
  4. ^ Dubin, p. 212.
  5. ^ Dubin, p. 219.
  6. ^ Dubin, p. 226.
  7. ^ Dubin, p. 233.
  8. ^ Dubin, p. 240.
  9. ^ Dubin, p. 247.
  10. ^ Dubin, p. 253.
  11. ^ Dubin, p. 261.
  12. ^ Dubin, p. 269.
  13. ^ Dubin, p. 276.
  14. ^ Dubin, p. 283.
  15. ^ a b c Follett, Mary Parker (1909) [First edition, 1896]. The speaker of the House of Representatives. New York, New York: Longmans, Greene, and Company. p. 340. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via Internet Archive, digitized in 2007.

Sources

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