Edward Hughes

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Virginia
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1870–1906
0-7
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hughes16,635
Opponents71,399
7
Elections run

Between 1870 and 1906, Edward Hughes ran in 7 U.S. House elections, losing all 7. Hughes's biggest single-election total was 5,304 votes, in the 1872 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 9.

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How many votes has Edward Hughes received?

Edward Hughes has received 16,635 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

Edward Hughes’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1906U.S. HouseVirginiaLost1,48925.47%Harry Maynard (head-to-head)
1904U.S. HouseVirginiaLost2,80020.38%Harry Maynard (head-to-head)
James W Hall (head-to-head)

G Kinder
1902U.S. HouseVirginiaLost2,91722.73%Harry Maynard (head-to-head)
James W Hall (head-to-head)

P A Wiggins
1898U.S. HouseVirginiaLost6168.43%John Rixey
Jno R Johnson

I M Underwood

W D Reavey

O E Hine

J M Thorne
1878U.S. HouseVirginiaLost10.01%James Richmond
Fayette McMullens

Samuel H Newberry

C Campbell

Connally F Trigg

Charles Baumgardner

F E *

Bernard Pitzon

William G Fulton
1872U.S. HouseVirginiaLost5,30433.86%Rees Bowen
William Terry

J B Baskerville
1870U.S. HouseVirginiaLost3,50820.11%William Terry
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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.