Lewis Selye

U.S. Representative
Born
July 11, 1803
Died
January 27, 1883
Age at death
79
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1866
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Selye12,791
Opponents10,757
1
Elections run

Lewis Selye (1803–1883), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1866 U.S. House election in New York's District 28 with 12,791 votes (54.32%), defeating Roswell Hart.

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How many votes has Lewis Selye received?

Lewis Selye has received 12,791 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Lewis Selye’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1866U.S. HouseNew YorkWon12,79154.32%Roswell Hart
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000237) and Wikidata (Q13219169). 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.