Oscar Edwards

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
prohibition
On the ballot
1826–1882
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Edwards169
Opponents25,402
2
Elections run

Between 1826 and 1882, Oscar Edwards ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Edwards's biggest single-election total was 168 votes, in the 1882 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 11.

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How many votes has Oscar Edwards received?

Oscar Edwards has received 169 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Oscar Edwards’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1882U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost1680.74%William Whiting
Edward J Sawyer

Warren Johnson
1826U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost10.03%Isaac Bates
Samuel Lathrop

James Rowler

William H *

Thomas Sheperd

Thomas Good

James Libley

William Marven

Lewis Strong

James Kent
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Oscar Edwards: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/oscar-edwards. 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.