Eli Henkle

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 24, 1828
Died: November 1, 1893
Age at death: 64
Home state: Maryland
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1874–1878

Career timeline

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3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Henkle37,850

Opponents31,836

Elections run

Between 1874 and 1878, Eli Henkle ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Henkle's biggest single-election total was 14,436 votes, in the 1876 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 5. Henkle's closest win came in the 1874 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 5, decided by 1,404 votes.

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How many votes has Eli Henkle received?

Eli Henkle has received 37,850 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Eli Henkle’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1878	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	11,55854.42%	Crane
1876	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	14,43655.22%	John Henry Sellman
1874	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	11,85653.15%	Hagner

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000497) and Wikidata (Q1862746). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Eli Henkle: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/eli-henkle. 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.