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1808 New York U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1808 New York U.S. House District 2 Election?

William Denning won the 1808 New York U.S. House District 2 Election. William Denning received 6,203 popular votes (28.53%). The main challenger was Washington T Henderson (21.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Denning and Henderson

Denning +7.1 pts · won by 1,536 votes
William DenningDemocraticWINNER28.53%
6,203 votes
Gurdon MumfordIndependentWINNER0%
6,185 votes
Washington T Hendersonfederalist21.46%
4,667 votes
Dirck Gardenierfederalist21.31%
4,634 votes
Barnet GardinierIndependent0.11%
23 votes
Benjamin CoeIndependent0.02%
4 votes
TownsendIndependent0.02%
4 votes
Monson MorrisIndependent0.01%
3 votes
E Watson GardinerIndependent0.01%
3 votes
James Lawrence VIndependent0.01%
2 votes
John N JonesIndependent0.01%
2 votes
J A KingIndependent0%
1 votes
Benjamin W SeamanIndependent0%
1 votes
William H IrelandIndependent0%
1 votes
Stephen JumalIndependent0%
1 votes
Thomas NixonIndependent0%
1 votes
Oliver WolcottIndependent0%
1 votes
T H WalkerIndependent0%
1 votes
John SidellIndependent0%
1 votes
William A CraneIndependent0%
1 votes
SmithIndependent0%
1 votes
George GosmanIndependent0%
1 votes
Frederick ShanewolfeIndependent0%
1 votes
Jacob JayIndependent0%
1 votes
James CheethamIndependent0%
1 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.