Ambrose Ranney

U.S. Representative
Born
April 17, 1821
Died
March 5, 1899
Age at death
77
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1880–1886
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ranney48,134
Opponents44,265
4
Elections run

Between 1880 and 1886, Ambrose Ranney ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Ranney's biggest single-election total was 13,596 votes, in the 1884 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 3. Ranney's closest win came in the 1880 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 3, decided by 1,059 votes.

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How many votes has Ambrose Ranney received?

Ambrose Ranney has received 48,134 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Ambrose Ranney’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1886U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost9,43845.25%Leopold Morse
Clapp
1884U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon13,59653%Horatio E Swasey (head-to-head)
Eleazer B Loring

John W Field
1882U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon11,96857.81%Horatio E Swasey (head-to-head)
Samuel B Capen

Patrick A Collins

Nicholas Furlong
1880U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon13,13251.9%Dearborn
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000058) and Wikidata (Q263597). 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.