George W. Cooper

Offices

U.S. House
District 5
In office
Mar 4, 1889 to Mar 4, 1895

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
6 years, 1 day
George W. Cooper spent 6 years, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.

Elections

1888–U.S. House (District 5) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1888
49.57%
George W. Cooper*, Democratic, 18,210 votes
47.66%
Henry Clay Duncan, Republican, 17,506 votes
 2.17%
Wyman J. Becket, Prohibition, 796 votes
 0.60%
John Harryman, Union Labor, 221 votes
Out of 36,733 votes casts, the margin of victory was 704 (1.91%)
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1890–U.S. House (District 5) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1890
51.51%
George W. Cooper (i)*, Democratic, 17,070 votes
46.34%
John G. Dunbar, Republican, 15,355 votes
 2.15%
William R. Shelt, Prohibition, 711 votes
Out of 33,136 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,715 (5.17%)
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1892–U.S. House (District 5) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1892
48.27%
George W. Cooper (i)*, Democratic, 17,698 votes
45.39%
John Worrell, Republican, 16,640 votes
 3.91%
L. A. Stockwell, People's (Populist), 1,435 votes
 2.43%
S. M. McNaughton, Prohibition, 890 votes
Out of 36,663 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,058 (2.88%)
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1894–U.S. House (District 5) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1894
49.47%
Jesse Overstreet*, Republican, 18,286 votes
44.41%
George W. Cooper (i), Democratic, 16,416 votes
 4.19%
Luke P. DeTurk, People's (Populist), 1,549 votes
 1.93%
Elihu F. Barker, Prohibition, 712 votes
Out of 36,963 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,870 (5.06%)
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In the 4 races for which we have results, George W. Cooper had a record of 3-1. That includes a record of 3-1 in 4 general elections.