Lemuel Whitman

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 8, 1780
Died: November 13, 1841
Age at death: 61
Home state: Connecticut
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1823

1-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Whitman4,243

Opponents28,074

Elections run

Lemuel Whitman (1780–1841), an Independent politician from Connecticut, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1823 U.S. House election in Connecticut's at-large district with 4,243 votes (12.89%), defeating Gideon Tomlinson and Ebenezer Stoddard and 35 other candidates.

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How many votes has Lemuel Whitman received?

Lemuel Whitman has received 4,243 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Lemuel Whitman’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1823	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	4,24312.89%	Gideon Tomlinson Ebenezer Stoddard Ansel Sterling Noyes Barber Ellsworth B Foote Henry W Edwards Daniel Burrows John Rufs Lyman Law Timothy Pitkin Williams Asa Bacon Denison Willey Joseph Eaton Hubbard Phelps William A Sherman David Daggett Frederick Wolcott Beers Noah B Benedict Calvin Goddard Nathaniel Griffen Seth P Staples Hall Zephaniah Swift Wells Epaph Champion Nathaniel Terry Jacob B Gurley John S Peters William Bristol David Plant Johnson Eli Todd Nicholas Moseley

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000422) and Wikidata (Q1678219). 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.