Lewis Long

U.S. Representative
Born
June 22, 1883
Died
September 9, 1957
Age at death
74
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1936
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Long2.1M
Opponents5.4M
1
Elections run

Lewis Long (1883–1957), a Democratic politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1936 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district with 2,062,886 votes (27.8%), defeating Edwin Champion and William Brandon and 9 other candidates.

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How many votes has Lewis Long received?

Lewis Long has received 2,062,886 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000424) and Wikidata (Q6536823). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Lewis Long: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/lewis-long. 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.