Elias Holmes

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 22, 1807
Died: July 31, 1866
Age at death: 59
Home state: New York
Party: whig
On the ballot: 1844–1846

Career timeline

1844Rep 1846Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Holmes12,938

Opponents11,342

Elections run

Between 1844 and 1846, Elias Holmes ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Holmes's biggest single-election total was 6,807 votes, in the 1844 U.S. House election in New York's District 28.

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How many votes has Elias Holmes received?

Elias Holmes has received 12,938 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Elias Holmes’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1846	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	6,13153.99%	Strong Porter
1844	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	6,80752.67%	Henry Selden Sperry

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000736) and Wikidata (Q5360445). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Elias Holmes: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/elias-holmes. 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.