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1836 New York U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1836 New York U.S. House District 8 Election?

Zadock Pratt won the 1836 New York U.S. House District 8 Election. Zadock Pratt received 9,085 popular votes (30.44%). The main challenger was Robert McClellan (27.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Pratt and McClellan

Pratt +3.1 pts · won by 929 votes
Zadock PrattDemocraticWINNER30.44%
9,085 votes
Robert McClellanDemocraticWINNER27.33%
8,156 votes
Gussie ReedIndependent21.14%
6,309 votes
Ambrose JordanIndependent21.09%
6,293 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.