Samuel Lilly

U.S. Representative
Born
October 28, 1815
Died
April 3, 1880
Age at death
64
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1852–1854
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lilly17,796
Opponents17,366
2
Elections run

Between 1852 and 1854, Samuel Lilly ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Lilly's biggest single-election total was 10,193 votes, in the 1852 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 3.

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How many votes has Samuel Lilly received?

Samuel Lilly has received 17,796 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Samuel Lilly’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1854U.S. HouseNew JerseyLost7,60345.65%James Bishop
1852U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon10,19355.07%Brown
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000310) and Wikidata (Q2218571). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Lilly: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-lilly. 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.