Elisha David Standiford (December 28, 1831 – July 26, 1887) was a United States representative from Kentucky.

He attended the common schools and St. Mary's College, near Lebanon, Kentucky.

Later, he abandoned the practice of medicine and engaged in agricultural pursuits and other enterprises.

After leaving Congress, he was president of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company from 1875 to 1879.

In July 1887, recently married and a candidate for the U.S. Senate,[1] he died in Louisville, Kentucky and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.