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

Fitzhugh Lee’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseVirginiaLost10%Coleman
John Rixey

P H McCaull

Joseph H Pancoast

James Seldon Cowdon

T N Blackford
1890U.S. HouseVirginiaLost10.01%Henry Tucker
D G Taylor

L C Pierce

C A Burd

Samuel M Yost

George W Wilson

A H Fultz

A W Yates
1885GovernorVirginiaWon152,54752.77%John Sergeant Wise
1872U.S. HouseVirginiaLost10,33939.84%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.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Fitzhugh Lee: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/fitzhugh-lee. 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.