Lewis Brigham

U.S. Representative
Born
January 2, 1831
Died
February 19, 1885
Age at death
54
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1878
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brigham13,199
Opponents12,771
1
Elections run

Lewis Brigham (1831–1885), a Republican politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1878 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 7 with 13,199 votes (50.82%), defeating Laverty and Winant and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Lewis Brigham received?

Lewis Brigham has received 13,199 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Lewis Brigham’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon13,19950.82%Laverty
Winant

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000834) and Wikidata (Q1550731). 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.