Ray Pierce

U.S. Representative
Born
August 6, 1840
Died
February 4, 1914
Age at death
73
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1878
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pierce18,998
Opponents17,297
1
Elections run

Ray Pierce (1840–1914), a Republican politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1878 U.S. House election in New York's District 32 with 18,998 votes (52.28%), defeating Daniel Lockwood and Grote.

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How many votes has Ray Pierce received?

Ray Pierce has received 18,998 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Ray Pierce’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HouseNew YorkWon18,99852.28%Daniel Lockwood
Grote
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000336) and Wikidata (Q7298226). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ray Pierce: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ray-pierce. 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.