Henry Clay
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- April 12, 1777
- Died
- June 29, 1852
- Age at death
- 75
- Home state
- Kentucky
- Party
- Independent
- Years in office
- 16 years in the U.S. Senate, 12 years in the U.S. House
- On the ballot
- 1816
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clay2,495
Opponents1,838
1
Elections run
Henry Clay (1777–1852), an Independent politician from Kentucky, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1816 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 2 with 2,495 votes (57.58%), defeating John Pope.
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How many votes has Henry Clay received?
Henry Clay has received 2,495 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.
Election history
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000482) and Wikidata (Q319630). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Henry Clay: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/henry-clay-kentucky. Accessed [date].