Lyman Law

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Connecticut
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1821–1827

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Law1,939

Opponents166,386

Elections run

Between 1821 and 1827, Lyman Law ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Law's biggest single-election total was 1,284 votes, in the 1827 U.S. House election in Connecticut's at-large district.

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How many votes has Lyman Law received?

Lyman Law has received 1,939 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

Lyman Law’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1827	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	1,2842.62%	Ralph Ingersoll Elisha Phelps (head-to-head) David Plant Orange Merwin (head-to-head) John Baldwin (head-to-head) Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Daniel Stewart Ansel Sterling Andrew Judson Robert Fairchild (head-to-head) Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Joseph Eaton (head-to-head) Noah B Benedict (head-to-head) Gideon Tomlinson William A Sherman (head-to-head) Nathan Pendleton Williams (head-to-head)
1825	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	1620.41%	Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) Elisha Phelps (head-to-head) Ralph Ingersol Orange Merwin (head-to-head) Noyes Barber (head-to-head) John Baldwin (head-to-head) Daniel Burrows (head-to-head) Elisha Tracy (head-to-head) Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Willey (head-to-head) Samuel A Foot (head-to-head) Dennis Kimberly Asa Barron George Learnid Samual Church Robert Fairchild (head-to-head) William A Sherman (head-to-head) Calvin Goddard (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head)
1823	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	1700.52%	Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) Ebenezer Stoddard (head-to-head) Ansel Sterling (head-to-head) Lemuel Whitman Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Ellsworth B Foote Henry W Edwards Daniel Burrows (head-to-head) John Rufs Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Asa Bacon (head-to-head) Denison (head-to-head) Willey (head-to-head) Joseph Eaton (head-to-head) Hubbard Phelps (head-to-head) William A Sherman (head-to-head) David Daggett Frederick Wolcott Beers Noah B Benedict (head-to-head) Calvin Goddard (head-to-head) Nathaniel Griffen Seth P Staples (head-to-head) Hall Zephaniah Swift (head-to-head) Wells Epaph Champion Nathaniel Terry Jacob B Gurley John S Peters William Bristol David Plant (head-to-head) Johnson (head-to-head) Eli Todd Nicholas Moseley
1821	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	3230.65%	Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Henry Edwards John Russ Ebenezer Stoddard (head-to-head) Ansel Sterling (head-to-head) Daniel Burrows Willey (head-to-head) Elisha Tracy (head-to-head) Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Phelps (head-to-head) Samuel B Sherwood James Stevens Ogden Moreley Samuel A Foot (head-to-head) Denison (head-to-head) Asa Bacon (head-to-head) Zephaniah Swift (head-to-head) Seth P Staples (head-to-head) Smith E Huntington Ingersoll Henry W Ellsworth Johnson (head-to-head) David Plant (head-to-head) Lemuel Whitman

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Lyman Law: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/lyman-law-connecticut. 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.