Frederick Muhlenberg

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 1, 1750
Died: June 4, 1801
Age at death: 51
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1788–1796

Career timeline

1788Rep 1791Rep 1792Rep 1793Gov 1794Rep 1796Gov

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Muhlenberg54,243

Opponents531,719

Elections run

Between 1788 and 1796, Frederick Muhlenberg ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 4 and losing 2. Muhlenberg's biggest single-election total was 32,340 votes, in the 1792 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's at-large district. Muhlenberg's closest win came in the 1794 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 2, decided by 146 votes.

Browse every governor election in Pennsylvania, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 2, or every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's at-large district.

How many votes has Frederick Muhlenberg received?

Frederick Muhlenberg has received 54,243 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–2.

Election history

Frederick Muhlenberg’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1796	GovernorPennsylvania	Lost	1,0113.2%	Thomas Mifflin (head-to-head)
1794	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	65656.26%	Samuel Miles
1793	GovernorPennsylvania	Lost	10,80334.5%	Thomas Mifflin (head-to-head)
1792	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	32,3408.01%	William Findley Daniel Heister (head-to-head) William Irvine John Kittera Thomas Hartley (head-to-head) H A Muhlenberg (head-to-head) Thomas Fitzsimons (head-to-head) Andrew Gregg James Armstrong William Montgomery Alfred W Smiley Thomas Scott (head-to-head) S Sitgreaves J D Sergeant J Barcley W H S Thomson Albert H Bingham Henry Wynkoop J Howard Jacobs
1791	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	70740.59%	A Gregg D Jones
1788	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	8,7267.46%	Henry Wynkoop Thomas Hartley (head-to-head) George Clymer Thomas Fitzsimons (head-to-head) Thomas Scott (head-to-head) H A Muhlenberg (head-to-head) Daniel Heister (head-to-head) John Allison Stephen Chambers Ben Findley William Irvine Charles Pettit William Montgomery Blair McClenachan Robert Whitehill

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001063) and Wikidata (Q724629). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.