Fitzhugh Lee
★ Governor
- Born
- November 19, 1835
- Died
- April 28, 1905
- Age at death
- 69
- Home state
- Virginia
- Party
- unknown
- On the ballot
- 1872–1896
1-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lee162,888
Opponents192,749
4
Elections run
Between 1872 and 1896, Fitzhugh Lee ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 1 and losing 3. Lee's biggest single-election total was 152,547 votes, in the 1885 governor election in Virginia.
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How many votes has Fitzhugh Lee received?
Fitzhugh Lee has received 162,888 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–3.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Lost | 10% | Coleman John Rixey P H McCaull Joseph H Pancoast James Seldon Cowdon T N Blackford |
| 1890 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Lost | 10.01% | Henry Tucker D G Taylor L C Pierce C A Burd Samuel M Yost George W Wilson A H Fultz A W Yates |
| 1885 | GovernorVirginia | Won | 152,54752.77% | John Sergeant Wise |
| 1872 | U.S. HouseVirginia | Lost | 10,33939.84% | James Platt Norton Mallory Joseph G Barham R Smith Thomas John S Milson John Lesner |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q708656). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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