Aaron Burr

Gubernatorial candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1804–1862

Career timeline

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0-7

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Burr27,927

Opponents62,160

Elections run

Between 1804 and 1862, Aaron Burr ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), losing all 7. Burr's biggest single-election total was 22,139 votes, in the 1804 governor election in New York.

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How many votes has Aaron Burr received?

Aaron Burr has received 27,927 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

Aaron Burr’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1862	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,93723.95%	John Chanler
1826	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,84741.12%	Selah Hobbie
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Charles Foote John T More Lockwood
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Samuel Sherwood Edward Ely Ebenezer Merritt Jonathan Keys Peter Bogart Harry W Paine William Avery
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	William Kirkpatrick John Nicholson John Nicholas Gaylord Griswold Freegift Patchin John M Whorter Joseph Annin Andrew L Martin (head-to-head) Rockwell Kent (head-to-head) Evans Wharry Smith Westel Willouby George Rosecrantz Hugh Panuel Platt Guy C Humphrey Salmon Buel John Boadman John Ballard H Gould William Kirkrick Uri Doolittle Nathan Williams Nelson S 2d Kirk Henry P Forbes John Nichloas Smiley Rosel Fellows Ernest Harrison Buell G Brayton
1804	GovernorNew York	Lost	22,13941.8%	Morgan Lewis
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	John Russell F R Gilbert Andrew L Martin (head-to-head) Erastus Root Benjamin Gold Gussie Reed George Grenell Hiram G Hotchkiss Combs John M Donald John Rawson Elmer S White Lithgow Osborne Williams John Brimer Jonathan Nicholls Benajah Bundy Abel Card Peter Van Ness Rockwell Kent (head-to-head) Oliver Phelps Monson Morris Benjamin Gilbirt Marvin Wilson Adam Hasay James P Cannon Reuben Backingham James A Peck Cyrus Lad Ephraim Sturtvert Henry Bradt Kenneth Cameron Edward B %dr< Foote

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.