Daniel Wells

★ U.S. Representative

Born: July 16, 1808
Died: March 18, 1902
Age at death: 93
Home state: Wisconsin
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1852–1854

Career timeline

1852Rep 1854Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wells16,800

Opponents16,627

Elections run

Between 1852 and 1854, Daniel Wells ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Wells's biggest single-election total was 8,458 votes, in the 1854 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 1.

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How many votes has Daniel Wells received?

Daniel Wells has received 16,800 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Daniel Wells’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1854	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	8,45854.62%	Spooner
1852	U.S. HouseWisconsin	Won	8,34246.49%	Dur

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000281) and Wikidata (Q938432). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Daniel Wells: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/daniel-wells. 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.