Benjamin T. Biggs
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.

Benjamin T. Biggs

Section Title: Almanac
Table Section Text: 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.

Election results

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%

Sentence(s)

Biggs was the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in the 1860 election, but was defeated by the candidate, George P. Fisher.

final_sentence: Biggs was the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in the 1860 election, but was defeated by the candidate, George P. Fisher.