Joseph Edsall

U.S. Representative
Born
March 29, 1789
Died
February 17, 1865
Age at death
75
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1844
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Edsall8,779
Opponents5,848
1
Elections run

Joseph Edsall (1789–1865), a Democratic politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1844 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 4 with 8,779 votes (60.02%), defeating Robtsn.

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How many votes has Joseph Edsall received?

Joseph Edsall has received 8,779 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Joseph Edsall’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1844U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon8,77960.02%Robtsn
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000059) and Wikidata (Q1706881). 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.