Edward Venable

U.S. Representative
Born
January 31, 1853
Died
December 8, 1908
Age at death
55
Home state
Virginia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1888
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Venable13,298
Opponents15,865
1
Elections run

Edward Venable (1853–1908), a Democratic politician from Virginia, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1888 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 4 with 13,298 votes (45.6%), defeating John Langston and R W Arnold and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Edward Venable received?

Edward Venable has received 13,298 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Edward Venable’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1888U.S. HouseVirginiaWon13,29845.6%John Langston
R W Arnold

E H Hill
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (V000085) and Wikidata (Q1291867). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Edward Venable: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/edward-venable. 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.