Levin Handy

U.S. Representative
Born
December 24, 1861
Died
February 3, 1922
Age at death
60
Home state
Delaware
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1896
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Handy15,407
Opponents19,638
1
Elections run

Levin Handy (1861–1922), a Democratic politician from Delaware, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1896 U.S. House election in Delaware's at-large district with 15,407 votes (43.96%), defeating Jonathan Willis and Houston and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has Levin Handy received?

Levin Handy has received 15,407 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Levin Handy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseDelawareWon15,40743.96%Jonathan Willis
Houston

Thomas F Bayard Jr.

William Faries
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000156) and Wikidata (Q1749745). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Levin Handy: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/levin-handy. 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.