Sydenham Ancona

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 20, 1824
Died: June 20, 1913
Age at death: 88
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1860–1864

Career timeline

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3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ancona32,091

Opponents17,980

Elections run

Between 1860 and 1864, Sydenham Ancona ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Ancona's biggest single-election total was 12,076 votes, in the 1864 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 8. Ancona's closest win came in the 1860 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 8, decided by 2,882 votes.

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How many votes has Sydenham Ancona received?

Sydenham Ancona has received 32,091 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

Sydenham Ancona’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1864	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	12,07666.91%	Daniel Heister
1862	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	10,02267.17%	Wanner
1860	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	9,99358.42%	L A Smith

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000178) and Wikidata (Q7659772). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Sydenham Ancona: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/sydenham-ancona. 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.