Lancelot Phelps
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- November 9, 1784
- Died
- September 1, 1866
- Age at death
- 81
- Home state
- Connecticut
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1835–1837
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Phelps24,552
Opponents224,274
2
Elections run
Between 1835 and 1837, Lancelot Phelps ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Phelps's biggest single-election total was 21,059 votes, in the 1835 U.S. House election in Connecticut's at-large district. Phelps's closest win came in the 1837 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 5, decided by 102 votes.
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How many votes has Lancelot Phelps received?
Lancelot Phelps has received 24,552 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1837 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 3,49350.74% | Simion Miner |
| 1835 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 21,0598.7% | Samuel Ingham Isaac Toucey Zalmon Wildman Andrew Judson Elisha Haley John Holley Noyes Barbor Young Samuel Tweedy Ebenezer Jackson Joseph Trumbull Horace Cowles Sheldon Leavit Elisha Stearns Hubbard William Waterbury |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000297) and Wikidata (Q1801814). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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