Silas M. Holcomb

Offices

We found no record of Silas M. Holcomb serving in elected office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they served at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database.

Elections

1894–Attorney General LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1894
50.64%
William A. Ketcham*, Republican, 279,794 votes
42.23%
Francis Marion Griffith, Democratic, 233,330 votes
 5.18%
Silas M. Holcomb, People's (Populist), 28,630 votes
 1.95%
Clarence Kessinger, Prohibition, 10,762 votes
Out of 552,516 votes casts, the margin of victory was 46,464 (8.41%)
1896–Secretary of State LOST
General Election–Sunday, November 8, 1896
50.93%
William D. Owen (i)*, Republican, 320,854 votes
46.78%
Samuel M. Ralston, Democratic, 294,748 votes
 1.38%
Silas M. Holcomb, People's (Populist), 8,665 votes
 0.48%
Henry C. Pitts, Prohibition, 3,006 votes
 0.39%
James E. Ellsworth, National, 2,476 votes
 0.04%
Frederick Adams, Socialist, 261 votes
Out of 630,010 votes casts, the margin of victory was 26,106 (4.15%)
1904–Attorney General LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1904
53.71%
Charles W. Miller (i)*, Republican, 360,487 votes
40.70%
Joseph Hooker Shea, Democratic, 273,134 votes
 3.40%
William A. Swank, Prohibition, 22,825 votes
 1.66%
Peter La Belle, Socialist, 11,152 votes
 0.31%
Silas M. Holcomb, People's (Populist), 2,075 votes
 0.22%
Ira J. Baker, Socialist Labor, 1,465 votes
Out of 671,138 votes casts, the margin of victory was 87,353 (13.01%)
In the 3 races for which we have results, Silas M. Holcomb had a record of 0-3. That includes a record of 0-3 in 3 general elections.