Alvin Hovey

U.S. Representative
Born
September 6, 1821
Died
November 23, 1891
Age at death
70
Home state
Indiana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1886
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hovey18,258
Opponents19,007
1
Elections run

Alvin Hovey (1821–1891), a Republican politician from Indiana, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1886 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 1 with 18,258 votes (49%), defeating J E McCullough and James G Nesbit and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Alvin Hovey received?

Alvin Hovey has received 18,258 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Alvin Hovey’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1886U.S. HouseIndianaWon18,25849%J E McCullough
James G Nesbit

Leroy Calvert
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000833) and Wikidata (Q449208). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.