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1812 New York U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1812 New York U.S. House District 2 Election?

Egbert Benson won the 1812 New York U.S. House District 2 Election. Egbert Benson received 3,939 popular votes (25.64%). The main challenger was Jotham Post (25.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Benson and Post

Benson +0.2 pts · won by 16 votes
Egbert BensonfederalistWINNER25.64%
3,939 votes
Jotham PostfederalistWINNER25.48%
3,923 votes
William IrvingDemocratic24.34%
3,738 votes
R H FergusonDemocratic24.27%
3,727 votes
Jacob JayIndependent0.03%
5 votes
Benjamin B BlydenburghIndependent0.03%
5 votes
Billy IrvinIndependent0.01%
4 votes
John BinghamIndependent0.01%
2 votes
Nathan SageIndependent0.01%
2 votes
John LeffertsIndependent0.01%
2 votes
Washington T HendersonIndependent0.01%
1 votes
Gurdon MumfordIndependent0.01%
1 votes
TownsendIndependent0.01%
1 votes
WilliamsIndependent0.01%
1 votes
Joseph S VanwyckIndependent0.01%
1 votes
Vancleve C MottIndependent0.01%
1 votes
Hamilton FishIndependent0.01%
1 votes
William SomevilleIndependent0.01%
1 votes
Edward ElyIndependent0.01%
1 votes
Michael CashmanIndependent0.01%
1 votes
George GardenerIndependent0.01%
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.