1816 New York U.S. House District 1 Election

New York · 11 candidates · See every 1816 U.S. House race

Who won the 1816 New York U.S. House District 1 Election?

George Townsend won the 1816 New York U.S. House District 1 Election. George Townsend received 3,798 popular votes (26.87%). The main challenger was Tredwell Scudder (26.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Townsend and Scudder

Townsend +0.1 pts · won by 17 votes

George TownsendIndependentWINNER26.87%

3,798 votes

Tredwell ScudderIndependentWINNER26.75%

3,781 votes

John N JonesIndependent22.57%

3,265 votes

Peter WendoverIndependent0.04%

6 votes

William IrvingIndependent0.04%

6 votes

Edward ElyIndependent0.03%

4 votes

William J HoffmanIndependent0.03%

4 votes

J A KingIndependent0.01%

1 votes

SmithIndependent0.01%

3,268 votes

Thomas S LesterIndependent0.01%

2 votes

George TibbitsIndependent0.01%

1 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 23.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

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.