Barclay Henley

U.S. Representative
Born
March 17, 1843
Died
February 15, 1914
Age at death
70
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1882–1884
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Henley38,268
Opponents37,373
2
Elections run

Between 1882 and 1884, Barclay Henley ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Henley's biggest single-election total was 21,807 votes, in the 1882 U.S. House election in California's District 3. Henley's closest win came in the 1884 U.S. House election in California's District 1, decided by 145 votes.

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How many votes has Barclay Henley received?

Barclay Henley has received 38,268 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Barclay Henley’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1884U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon16,46149.73%T L Carothers
C C Bateman
1882U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon21,80751.25%J J Dehaven
H S Graves

W O Howe
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000498) and Wikidata (Q807946). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Barclay Henley: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/barclay-henley. 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.