Matthew Lyon

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Vermont
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1791–1912

Career timeline

1791Rep 1794Rep 1818Rep 1912Rep

0-4

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Lyon2,292

Opponents132,928

Elections run

Between 1791 and 1912, Matthew Lyon ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Lyon's biggest single-election total was 1,079 votes, in the 1794 U.S. House election in Vermont's District 1.

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How many votes has Matthew Lyon received?

Matthew Lyon has received 2,292 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

Matthew Lyon’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1912	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	10%	Frank Plumley O C Sawyer Chester E Ordway Elmer E Phillips E W Gibson William Bennett J W Rowell E L Waterman Frank Thompson John W Gordon G H Pape Harris Miller Walter Dane Gilbert Morris
1818	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	6150.57%	Charles Rich Mark Richards William Strong Samuel Crafts Ezra Meach Orsamus Merrill William A Griswold Rollin C Mallory Cassius Peck David Edmond Horace Everett Phineas White Richard Skinner Elias Keyes Chauncey Langdon Samuel Mattocks (head-to-head) T S Edwards Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head)
1794	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	1,07940.52%	Israel Smith (head-to-head) Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head) Gideon Olin Enoch Woodbridge Samuel Williams Jonas Galusha Ebenezer Marvin William C Harrington John Strong Samuel Safford Samuel Hitchcock Samuel Mattocks (head-to-head) Ira Allen Nathaniel Chipman (head-to-head) Martin Chittenden
1791	U.S. HouseVermont	Lost	59737.71%	Israel Smith (head-to-head) Isaac Tichenor (head-to-head)

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Matthew Lyon: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/matthew-lyon. 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.