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1818 New York U.S. House District 2 Election

New York · 17 candidates · See every 1818 U.S. House race

Who won the 1818 New York U.S. House District 2 Election?

Henry Meigs won the 1818 New York U.S. House District 2 Election. Henry Meigs received 3,226 popular votes (35.68%). The main challenger was Peter Wendover (35.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Meigs and Wendover

Meigs +0.2 pts · won by 19 votes
Henry MeigsDemocraticWINNER35.68%
3,226 votes
Peter WendoverDemocraticWINNER35.47%
3,207 votes
Dirck GardenierIndependent28.28%
2,557 votes
Andrew GassnerIndependent0.28%
25 votes
Freeborn GarretsonIndependent0.07%
6 votes
Fernando WoodIndependent0.06%
5 votes
James L WellsIndependent0.03%
3 votes
Howard Gillespie MyersIndependent0.02%
2 votes
James GuionIndependent0.02%
2 votes
Nathan SageIndependent0.02%
2 votes
Phillip BratherIndependent0.01%
1 votes
Walter PeekIndependent0.01%
1 votes
Jacob JayIndependent0.01%
1 votes
John TyleeIndependent0.01%
1 votes
Samuel A LawranceIndependent0.01%
1 votes
John AnthonIndependent0.01%
1 votes
David B OgdenIndependent0.01%
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.