Orrin Bleakley

U.S. Representative
Born
May 15, 1854
Died
December 3, 1927
Age at death
73
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1916
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bleakley16,514
Opponents17,978
1
Elections run

Orrin Bleakley (1854–1927), a Republican politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1916 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 28 with 16,514 votes (47.87%), defeating Earl Beshlin and A R Rich and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Orrin Bleakley received?

Orrin Bleakley has received 16,514 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Orrin Bleakley’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1916U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon16,51447.87%Earl Beshlin
A R Rich

William E Ashe
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000552) and Wikidata (Q7104081). 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.