Louis McLane

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 28, 1786
Died: October 7, 1857
Age at death: 71
Home state: Delaware
Party: federalist
On the ballot: 1816–1826

Career timeline

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6-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

McLane22,730

Opponents41,857

Elections run

Between 1816 and 1826, Louis McLane ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. McLane's biggest single-election total was 4,630 votes, in the 1826 U.S. House election in Delaware's at-large district. McLane's closest win came in the 1818 U.S. House election in Delaware's at-large district, decided by 82 votes.

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How many votes has Louis McLane received?

Louis McLane has received 22,730 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Louis McLane’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1826	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	4,63054.08%	Arnold Naudain (head-to-head)
1824	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	3,38751.69%	Arnold Naudain (head-to-head)
1822	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	4,1120.03%	Arnold Naudain (head-to-head) John Torbert Joseph Haslet Henry Baly Isaac Starr Thomas Clark (head-to-head) Daniel Rodney James Derickson James Rogers (head-to-head)
1820	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	3,92326.07%	Caesar Rodney Willard Hall (head-to-head) John Mitchell
1818	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	3,09825.86%	Willard Hall (head-to-head) Joshua Clayton George Read John Lea Cooper John Sutton John Reynolds (head-to-head) Cesar A Rodney (head-to-head) Bennett Downs John Calowell Henry M Ridgely John Stockton Andrew Gray Thomas Clark (head-to-head) William Shipley James Booth James Button Jacob Houton John Sellars John Barr Ziba Ferris
1816	U.S. HouseDelaware	Won	3,58023.94%	Cesar A Rodney (head-to-head) Willard Hall (head-to-head) Thomas Clayton Thomas Cooper James Rogers (head-to-head) Thomas Clark (head-to-head) Richard C Dale John Reynolds (head-to-head) George Whitlock

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000535) and Wikidata (Q551362). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Louis McLane: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/louis-mclane. 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.