Elijah Robinson

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Vermont
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1794–1836

Career timeline

1794Rep 1796Rep 1796Rep 1834Rep 1836Rep

0-5

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Robinson4,930

Opponents17,209

Elections run

Between 1794 and 1836, Elijah Robinson ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Robinson's biggest single-election total was 3,023 votes, in the 1836 U.S. House election in Vermont's District 1.

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How many votes has Elijah Robinson received?

Elijah Robinson has received 4,930 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

Elijah Robinson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1836	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	3,02340.99%	Hiland Hall (head-to-head)
1834	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	1,87227.97%	Hiland Hall (head-to-head) John S Pettibone
1796	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	60.11%	Matthew Lyon Israel Smith Nathaniel Chipman Samuel Williams Isaac Tichenor Gideon Olin Enoch Woodbridge Jonas Galusha Samuel Hitchcock Samuel Safford Ebenezer Marvin Timothy Todd Gamaliel Painter William C Harrington Roswell Hopkins Hubbard Barlow David Sheldon Eli Cogsell Chauncey Langdon Cole Nathan Osgood David Whitney Ira Allen Joshua Hyde Levi House Harris Miller Solomon Waldbridge D J Wright
1796	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	10.06%	Lewis Morris Jacobs Nies Paine Lot Hall (head-to-head) Danl Farrand (head-to-head) Chamberlin Waldo Brigham (head-to-head) Cornelius Lynde (head-to-head) S R Bradley (head-to-head) Saml Cutler (head-to-head) Bigelow John P Marsh Jonathan Hunt (head-to-head) Leverett
1794	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	281.31%	Nathaniel Niles Daniel Buck Jonathan Hunt (head-to-head) Stephen Jacob Gilbert Morris Cornelius Lynde (head-to-head) Waldo Brigham (head-to-head) Lot Hall (head-to-head) S R Bradley (head-to-head) Saml Cutler (head-to-head) Reuben Atwater Danl Farrand (head-to-head) Royal Tyler Benj Green Benj Henry Oliver Gallup James Whitelaw

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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.