Cornelius Lawrence

U.S. Representative
Born
February 28, 1791
Died
February 20, 1861
Age at death
69
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1832
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lawrence18,222
Opponents103,098
1
Elections run

Cornelius Lawrence (1791–1861), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1832 U.S. House election in New York's District 3 with 18,222 votes (15.02%), defeating Campbell White and Dudley Selden and 5 other candidates.

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How many votes has Cornelius Lawrence received?

Cornelius Lawrence has received 18,222 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Cornelius Lawrence’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1832U.S. HouseNew YorkWon18,22215.02%Campbell White
Dudley Selden

Churchill Cambreleng

David B Ogden

Hubert Vanwagenen

Lemon Thompson

Peter Talman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000131) and Wikidata (Q336781). 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.