Aaron Harlan

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 8, 1802
Died: January 8, 1868
Age at death: 65
Home state: Ohio
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1852–1856

Career timeline

1852Rep 1854Rep 1856Rep

3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Harlan26,535

Opponents14,664

Elections run

Between 1852 and 1856, Aaron Harlan ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Harlan's biggest single-election total was 9,928 votes, in the 1854 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 7. Harlan's closest win came in the 1852 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 7, decided by 2,562 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 7 or all 1856 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Aaron Harlan received?

Aaron Harlan has received 26,535 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Aaron Harlan’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1856	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	9,02759.73%	Durbin Ward Elsbury
1854	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	9,92881.14%	Hinkson
1852	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	7,58054.73%	Telfair Nix

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000207) and Wikidata (Q4662074). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Aaron Harlan: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/aaron-harlan. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.