Orsamus Merrill
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- June 18, 1775
- Died
- April 12, 1865
- Age at death
- 89
- Home state
- Vermont
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1816–1818
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Merrill22,419
Opponents255,625
2
Elections run
Between 1816 and 1818, Orsamus Merrill ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Merrill's biggest single-election total was 15,464 votes, in the 1816 U.S. House election in Vermont's at-large district.
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How many votes has Orsamus Merrill received?
Orsamus Merrill has received 22,419 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 6,9556.4% | Charles Rich (head-to-head) Mark Richards (head-to-head) William Strong Samuel Crafts (head-to-head) Ezra Meach William A Griswold Rollin C Mallory Cassius Peck David Edmond Horace Everett Phineas White (head-to-head) Richard Skinner Elias Keyes Matthew Lyon Chauncey Langdon Samuel Mattocks T S Edwards Nathaniel Chipman |
| 1816 | U.S. HouseVermont | Won | 15,4649.07% | Mark Richards (head-to-head) William Hunter Heman Allen Charles Rich (head-to-head) Samuel Crafts (head-to-head) Chauncey Langdon Phineas White (head-to-head) Jonathan Hubbard David Edmonds Asa Lyon Samuel Prentiss |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000657) and Wikidata (Q2031620). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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