Almanac
Elections are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November. The Governor takes office the third Tuesday in January, and has a four year term. U.S. Representatives took office March 4 and have a two year term.
| Public Offices | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes | |
| U.S. Representative | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1869 | March 3, 1871 | ||
| U.S. Representative | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1871 | March 3, 1873 | ||
| Governor | Executive | Dover | January 18, 1887 | January 20, 1891 | ||
| United States Congressional service | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
| 1869–1871 | 41st | U.S. House | Republican | Ulysses S. Grant | at-large | |
| 1871–1873 | 42nd | U.S. House | Republican | Ulysses S. Grant | at-large | |
| Election results | |||||||||||
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| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
| 1860 | U.S. Representative | Benjamin T. Biggs | Democratic | 7,485 | 47% | George P. Fisher | Republican | 7,732 | 48% | ||
| 1868 | U.S. Representative | Benjamin T. Biggs | Democratic | 10,961 | 59% | Alfred T. Torbert | Republican | 7,636 | 41% | ||
| 1870 | U.S. Representative | Benjamin T. Biggs | Democratic | 12,434 | 55% | Joshua T. Heald | Republican | 10,001 | 45% | ||
| 1886 | Governor | Benjamin T. Biggs | Democratic | 13,942 | 64% | James R. Hoffecker | Temperance | 7,835 | 36% | ||
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