Robert Yardley

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 9, 1850
Died: December 8, 1902
Age at death: 52
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1886–1888

Career timeline

1886Rep 1888Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Yardley39,305

Opponents37,400

Elections run

Between 1886 and 1888, Robert Yardley ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Yardley's biggest single-election total was 22,226 votes, in the 1888 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 7.

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How many votes has Robert Yardley received?

Robert Yardley has received 39,305 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Robert Yardley’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1888	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	22,22650.69%	Ross Mutchler
1886	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	17,07951.98%	Satterthwaite Holcomb

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (Y000007) and Wikidata (Q7347823). 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.