Fred Leonard

U.S. Representative
Born
February 16, 1856
Died
December 5, 1921
Age at death
65
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1894
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Leonard16,791
Opponents14,413
1
Elections run

Fred Leonard (1856–1921), a Republican politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1894 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 16 with 16,791 votes (53.81%), defeating James B Benson and Andrew Sherwood and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has Fred Leonard received?

Fred Leonard has received 16,791 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Fred Leonard’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon16,79153.81%James B Benson
Andrew Sherwood

Justus Watkins

Julius Caesar
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000245) and Wikidata (Q5494830). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Fred Leonard: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/fred-leonard. 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.