Alfred Lay

U.S. Representative
Born
May 20, 1836
Died
December 8, 1879
Age at death
43
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1878
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lay16,960
Opponents15,980
1
Elections run

Alfred Lay (1836–1879), a Democratic politician from Missouri, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1878 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 7 with 16,960 votes (51.49%), defeating James Boyd and A Underwood.

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How many votes has Alfred Lay received?

Alfred Lay has received 16,960 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Alfred Lay’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HouseMissouriWon16,96051.49%James Boyd
A Underwood
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000149) and Wikidata (Q1504065). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Alfred Lay: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/alfred-lay. 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.