Charles Albright

U.S. Representative
Born
December 13, 1830
Died
September 28, 1880
Age at death
49
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1872
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Albright360,546
Opponents1.7M
1
Elections run

Charles Albright (1830–1880), a Republican politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1872 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's at-large district with 360,546 votes (17.89%), defeating Glenni Scofield and Lemuel Todd and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has Charles Albright received?

Charles Albright has received 360,546 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Charles Albright’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1872U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon360,54617.89%Glenni Scofield
Lemuel Todd

Hendk B Wright

James H Hopkins

Richard Vaux
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000077) and Wikidata (Q2958371). 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.