Joseph Lane

U.S. Representative
Born
May 6, 1858
Died
May 1, 1931
Age at death
72
Home state
Iowa
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1898
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lane18,790
Opponents18,357
1
Elections run

Joseph Lane (1858–1931), a Republican politician from Iowa, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1898 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 2 with 18,790 votes (50.58%), defeating John J Ney and J B Welzenbach and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has Joseph Lane received?

Joseph Lane has received 18,790 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Joseph Lane’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1898U.S. HouseIowaWon18,79050.58%Eli Elliott
John J Ney

J B Welzenbach

Allan W Ricker
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000063) and Wikidata (Q186217). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joseph Lane: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joseph-lane-iowa. 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.