PolitiFinder

1816 New York U.S. House District 21 Election

New York · 19 candidates · See every 1816 U.S. House race

Who won the 1816 New York U.S. House District 21 Election?

Benjamin Ellicott won the 1816 New York U.S. House District 21 Election. Benjamin Ellicott received 8,763 popular votes (29.36%). The main challenger was John Spencer (26.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Ellicott and Spencer

Ellicott +2.4 pts · won by 710 votes
Benjamin EllicottDemocraticWINNER29.36%
8,763 votes
John SpencerDemocraticWINNER26.98%
8,053 votes
George L Churchfederalist20.61%
6,152 votes
Graham Newellfederalist20.34%
6,071 votes
Micah BrooksIndependent2.25%
670 votes
Samuel ColtIndependent0.24%
73 votes
Ebenezer F NortonIndependent0.13%
39 votes
StrongIndependent0.02%
6 votes
SmithIndependent0.01%
3 votes
Jediah PrendigrassIndependent0.01%
2 votes
Alphonzo A HopkinsIndependent0.01%
2 votes
Benjamin F LewisIndependent0.01%
2 votes
Benj ElectIndependent0.01%
2 votes
Daniel D TompkinsIndependent0%
1 votes
William A PrendergastIndependent0%
1 votes
John KnoxIndependent0%
1 votes
John TaylerIndependent0%
1 votes
Frederick HartIndependent0%
1 votes
MalloryIndependent0%
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.