David Ritchie

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 19, 1812
Died: January 24, 1867
Age at death: 54
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: whig
On the ballot: 1852–1856

Career timeline

1852Rep 1854Rep 1856Rep

3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ritchie18,318

Opponents14,637

Elections run

Between 1852 and 1856, David Ritchie ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Ritchie's biggest single-election total was 7,674 votes, in the 1856 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 21. Ritchie's closest win came in the 1852 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 21, decided by 407 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 21 or all 1856 U.S. House races.

How many votes has David Ritchie received?

David Ritchie has received 18,318 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

David Ritchie’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1856	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	7,67454.56%	McCans Hendk B Wright
1854	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	5,70560.57%	Shaler
1852	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	4,93952.15%	Shan

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000273) and Wikidata (Q5239082). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Ritchie: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-ritchie. 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.