Lewis Riggs

U.S. Representative
Born
January 16, 1789
Died
November 6, 1870
Age at death
81
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1840
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Riggs10,363
Opponents30,862
1
Elections run

Lewis Riggs (1789–1870), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1840 U.S. House election in New York's District 22 with 10,363 votes (25.14%), defeating Samuel Patridge and Sweet and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Lewis Riggs received?

Lewis Riggs has received 10,363 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Lewis Riggs’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1840U.S. HouseNew YorkWon10,36325.14%Samuel Patridge
Sweet

James Dunn
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000255) and Wikidata (Q13219156). 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.