Elijah Risley
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- May 7, 1787
- Died
- January 9, 1870
- Age at death
- 82
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- whig
- On the ballot
- 1848
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Risley6,946
Opponents6,481
1
Elections run
Elijah Risley (1787–1870), a Whig politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1848 U.S. House election in New York's District 31 with 6,946 votes (51.73%), defeating Chaffee and Colman.
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How many votes has Elijah Risley received?
Elijah Risley has received 6,946 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.
Election history
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000270) and Wikidata (Q5360988). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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