Andrew James Jacobs, Sr.

Offices

U.S. House
District 11
In office
Jan 3, 1949 to Jan 3, 1951

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
2 years
Andrew James Jacobs, Sr. spent 2 years in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1948–U.S. House (District 11) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 2, 1948
50.63%
Andrew James Jacobs, Sr.*, Democratic, 103,046 votes
48.37%
George L. Denny, Republican, 98,451 votes
 0.53%
Willard B. Benson, Prohibition, 1,076 votes
 0.46%
Allison E. Wrentmore, Prohibition, 946 votes
Out of 203,519 votes casts, the margin of victory was 4,595 (2.26%)
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1950–U.S. House (District 11) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1950
56.49%
Charles B. Brownson*, Republican, 116,068 votes
43.03%
Andrew James Jacobs, Sr. (i), Democratic, 88,418 votes
 0.48%
Allison E. Wrentmore, Prohibition, 994 votes
Out of 205,480 votes casts, the margin of victory was 27,650 (13.46%)
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In the 2 races for which we have results, Andrew James Jacobs, Sr. had a record of 1-1. That includes a record of 1-1 in 2 general elections.