Ira Davenport

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 28, 1841
Died: October 6, 1904
Age at death: 63
Home state: New York
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1884–1886

Career timeline

1884Rep 1886Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Davenport37,034

Opponents20,940

Elections run

Between 1884 and 1886, Ira Davenport ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Davenport's biggest single-election total was 19,987 votes, in the 1884 U.S. House election in New York's District 29.

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How many votes has Ira Davenport received?

Ira Davenport has received 37,034 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Ira Davenport’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1886	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	17,04782.77%	Ladd Fernando Wood
1884	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	19,98752.51%	Pierpont Ingolsby

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000072) and Wikidata (Q6066014). 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.