Peter Love

U.S. Representative
Born
July 7, 1818
Died
November 8, 1866
Age at death
48
Home state
Georgia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1859
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Love7,253
Opponents3,881
1
Elections run

Peter Love (1818–1866), a Democratic politician from Georgia, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1859 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 1 with 7,253 votes (65.14%), defeating McIntyre.

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How many votes has Peter Love received?

Peter Love has received 7,253 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Peter Love’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1859U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon7,25365.14%McIntyre
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000457) and Wikidata (Q255111). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Peter Love: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/peter-love. 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.