Orville Robinson

U.S. Representative
Born
October 28, 1801
Died
December 1, 1882
Age at death
81
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1842
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Robinson7,819
Opponents7,554
1
Elections run

Orville Robinson (1801–1882), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1842 U.S. House election in New York's District 23 with 7,819 votes (50.86%), defeating John Duer and Thomas H Jackson.

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How many votes has Orville Robinson received?

Orville Robinson has received 7,819 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Orville Robinson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1842U.S. HouseNew YorkWon7,81950.86%John Duer
Thomas H Jackson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000351) and Wikidata (Q7105252). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Orville Robinson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/orville-robinson. 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.