Edwin C Wright
★ U.S. Representative
- Home state
- Ohio
- Party
- Independent 1820, Republican 1824
- On the ballot
- 1816–1968
2-8
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wright101,133
Opponents211,725
10
Elections run
Between 1816 and 1968, Edwin C Wright ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 8. Wright's biggest single-election total was 38,063 votes, in the 1968 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 11. Wright's closest win came in the 1820 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 4, decided by 223 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 11, every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 4, or every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 13.
How many votes has Edwin C Wright received?
Edwin C Wright has received 101,133 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–8.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | U.S. HouseOhio | Lost | 38,06324.65% | J. William Stanton |
| 1906 | U.S. HouseOhio | Lost | 19,91447.22% | Albert Douglas Albanus C Purvis Joseph A Siemer |
| 1900 | U.S. HouseOhio | Lost | 17,32740.11% | Robert Gordon |
| 1862 | U.S. HouseOhio | Lost | 9,69943.18% | Oneill |
| 1848 | U.S. HouseOhio | Lost | 1881.1% | Charles Sweetzer Daniel Duncan |
| 1836 | U.S. HouseOhio | Lost | 5,76647.31% | William Hunter |
| 1824 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | — | Braxton W Campbell Elisha Whittlesey Frank W Woods Gainor Jennings James Findlay John L Vance John Sloane John Thomson Mordecai Bartley Philemon Beecher Samuel F Vinton T B Wilson William McLean |
| 1820 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 4,68251.22% | David Chambers |
| 1818 | U.S. HouseOhio | Lost | 3,19846.4% | Samuel Herrick (head-to-head) Perry McLaughlin |
| 1816 | U.S. HouseOhio | Lost | 2,29643.01% | Samuel Herrick (head-to-head) |
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