Lemuel Todd

U.S. Representative
Born
July 29, 1817
Died
May 12, 1891
Age at death
73
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
whig
On the ballot
1854–1872
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Todd377,885
Opponents1.7M
3
Elections run

Between 1854 and 1872, Lemuel Todd ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Todd's biggest single-election total was 357,743 votes, in the 1872 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's at-large district. Todd's closest win came in the 1854 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 16, decided by 2,153 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's at-large district, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 16, or all 1872 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Lemuel Todd received?

Lemuel Todd has received 377,885 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Lemuel Todd’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1872U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon357,74317.75%Charles Albright
Glenni Scofield

Hendk B Wright

James H Hopkins

Richard Vaux
1856U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost9,67046.35%John Ahl
1854U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon10,47255.73%Booham
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000293) and Wikidata (Q6521584). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Lemuel Todd: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/lemuel-todd. 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.