Luke Poland

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 1, 1815
Died: July 2, 1887
Age at death: 71
Home state: Vermont
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1866–1884

Career timeline

1866Rep 1868Rep 1870Rep 1872Rep 1874Rep 1882Rep

1884Rep

5-2

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Poland66,353

Opponents68,363

Elections run

Between 1866 and 1884, Luke Poland ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 2. Poland's biggest single-election total was 15,407 votes, in the 1868 U.S. House election in Vermont's District 2. Poland's closest win came in the 1882 U.S. House election in Vermont's District 2, decided by 6,432 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Vermont's District 2 or all 1884 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Luke Poland received?

Luke Poland has received 66,353 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–2.

Election history

Luke Poland’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1884	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	20.01%	William Grout Martin H Goddard Charles B Cummings William P Dillingham (head-to-head) George W Hooker H J Farnsworth Aaron N King Justus Dartt O E Butterfield S W Dike George Nichols T S Edwards (head-to-head) S D Faulkner Dallas W * Nial Bernis Cassius Peck Mead (head-to-head) Roswell Farnham
1882	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	12,79551.81%	George S Fletcher William W Grout H D Dunbar William P Dillingham (head-to-head) James Tyler T S Edwards (head-to-head) J C Simmons C W B Kidder Mead (head-to-head) George W Gates B F Fifield Davis U Camper Dudley C Denison (head-to-head) Jos Jerie Billings J W Rowell Simon Carpenter * Davenport (head-to-head) W C Clark Ida Haynes J H Samson Carlos Claflin
1874	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	5,75636.59%	Dudley Denison * Davenport (head-to-head) Mead (head-to-head)
1872	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	11,07065.34%	Steele J M Pierce
1870	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	10,47976.57%	Alden Partridge
1868	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	15,40774.58%	Dudley Chase (head-to-head)
1866	U.S. HouseVermont	Won	10,84472.23%	Dudley Chase (head-to-head) P T Washburn Hampden Cutts Julius Converse Dudley C Denison (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000406) and Wikidata (Q1877058). 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.