Ralph Ingersoll

★ U.S. Representative

Born: February 8, 1789
Died: August 26, 1872
Age at death: 83
Home state: Connecticut
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1827–1829

Career timeline

1827Rep 1829Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ingersoll16,119

Opponents98,862

Elections run

Between 1827 and 1829, Ralph Ingersoll ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Ingersoll's biggest single-election total was 8,281 votes, in the 1829 U.S. House election in Connecticut's at-large district.

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How many votes has Ralph Ingersoll received?

Ralph Ingersoll has received 16,119 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Ralph Ingersoll’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1829	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	8,28112.55%	Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Ebenezer Young Jabez Huntington William Storrs William Ellsworth David Plant John Niles Andrew Judson (head-to-head) Merwin Phelps John Trott Hinman William A Sherman (head-to-head) Daniel Burrows Joseph Eaton (head-to-head) Samuel B Sherwood Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Smith Iriah Isham Daniel Stewart (head-to-head)
1827	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	7,83816%	Elisha Phelps David Plant Orange Merwin John Baldwin Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Daniel Stewart (head-to-head) Ansel Sterling Andrew Judson (head-to-head) Robert Fairchild Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Lyman Law Joseph Eaton (head-to-head) Noah B Benedict Gideon Tomlinson William A Sherman (head-to-head) Nathan Pendleton Williams

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (I000020) and Wikidata (Q1613625). 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.