Lorenzo Danford

U.S. Representative
Born
October 18, 1829
Died
June 19, 1899
Age at death
69
Home state
Ohio
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1872–1898
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Danford97,970
Opponents81,683
6
Elections run

Between 1872 and 1898, Lorenzo Danford ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Danford's biggest single-election total was 21,690 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 16. Danford's closest win came in the 1874 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 16, decided by 1,236 votes.

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How many votes has Lorenzo Danford received?

Lorenzo Danford has received 97,970 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Lorenzo Danford’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1898U.S. HouseOhioWon16,26354.87%Illion E Moore
1896U.S. HouseOhioWon21,69053.79%J C McFadden
1894U.S. HouseOhioWon17,48155.93%Albert O Barnes
James Brettelle

J F Ball
1876U.S. HouseOhioWon16,08953.7%William Lawrence Jr.
Chas Jenkins
1874U.S. HouseOhioWon12,09752.6%Henry Boyles
Jack G Day
1872U.S. HouseOhioWon14,35056.32%Elijah Little
C L Poorman

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000028) and Wikidata (Q6680691). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Lorenzo Danford: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/lorenzo-danford. 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.