Lafe Swing

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
prohibition
On the ballot
1888
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Swing1,520
Opponents40,078
1
Elections run

Lafe Swing, a Prohibition politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1888 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 13 to William Springer, receiving 1,520 votes (3.65%).

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How many votes has Lafe Swing received?

Lafe Swing has received 1,520 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Lafe Swing’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1888U.S. HouseIllinoisLost1,5203.65%William Springer
Charles Kerr

John Alsberry

Joseph M McCollough

Henry Freitag

Ed Lane
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