Caleb Lyon

U.S. Representative
Born
December 7, 1822
Died
September 8, 1875
Age at death
52
Home state
New York
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1852
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lyon8,937
Opponents7,891
1
Elections run

Caleb Lyon (1822–1875), an Independent politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1852 U.S. House election in New York's District 23 with 8,937 votes (53.11%), defeating Mundy.

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How many votes has Caleb Lyon received?

Caleb Lyon has received 8,937 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Caleb Lyon’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1852U.S. HouseNew YorkWon8,93753.11%Mundy
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000540) and Wikidata (Q889336). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Caleb Lyon: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/caleb-lyon. 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.