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Information on Daniel Webster Comstock
Daniel Webster Comstock
Offices
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Indiana Senate
Wayne
County
In office
Nov 6, 1878 to Nov 8, 1882
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
General Election
U.S. House
District 6
In office
Mar 4, 1917 to May 19, 1917
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
General Election
Left:
Died
Daniel Webster Comstock spent 4 years, 2 months, 18 days in office in Indiana, including 2 months, 16 days at the federal level and 4 years, 3 days at the state level.
Elections
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1916–U.S. House (District 6)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1916
48.60%
Daniel Webster Comstock
*
, Republican, 23,831 votes
46.61%
Finly H. Gray
(i)
, Democratic, 22,853 votes
2.44%
Ralph Gest
, Socialist, 1,198 votes
1.64%
Cuthbert L. Summerson
, Prohibition, 804 votes
0.70%
George R. Carter
, Progressive (Bull Moose), 344 votes
Out of
49,030
votes casts, the margin of victory was
978
(1.99%)
In the 1 races for which we have results, Daniel Webster Comstock had a record of 1-0. That includes a record of 1-0 in 1 general election.