Lewis Payson
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 17, 1840
- Died
- October 4, 1909
- Age at death
- 69
- Home state
- Illinois
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1880–1890
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Payson90,908
Opponents83,682
6
Elections run
Between 1880 and 1890, Lewis Payson ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 1. Payson's biggest single-election total was 16,871 votes, in the 1888 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 9.
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How many votes has Lewis Payson received?
Lewis Payson has received 90,908 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Lost | 14,48047.02% | Herman Snow Duncan Stewart Larmon G Johnson Herman Cloud T R Waley |
| 1888 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 16,87151.46% | Herman W Snow Perry H Smith Jr. E R Wiley Hy M Miller Martin L Newell |
| 1886 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 13,75354.15% | Mathews H Peters James McGrew (head-to-head) James Kirk (head-to-head) O W Pollard Oldt M Cleary N J Pillsbury |
| 1884 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 16,48153.43% | James Kirk (head-to-head) James McGrew (head-to-head) Jerome Howe C McDougal William M Hamilton Patrick C Haley R F Griffing J G Zeller |
| 1882 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 12,61952.37% | E B Buck O W Barnard Jos M McCullough Lewis W Bernard J Lindsey A Borden Henry Raso Joseph Burger |
| 1880 | U.S. HouseIllinois | Won | 16,70454.44% | Robert R Wallace |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000157) and Wikidata (Q6536513). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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