Abraham Ryerson

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New Jersey
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1791–1850

Career timeline

1791Rep 1850Rep

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ryerson8,153

Opponents40,663

Elections run

Between 1791 and 1850, Abraham Ryerson ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Ryerson's biggest single-election total was 8,149 votes, in the 1850 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 5.

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How many votes has Abraham Ryerson received?

Abraham Ryerson has received 8,153 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Abraham Ryerson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1850	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	8,14949.45%	Rodman Price Horn
1791	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	40.01%	Abraham Clark Jonathan Dayton Elias Boudinot Aaron Kitchell James Cadwalader James Linn Thomas Sinnickson Robert Hoops Thomas Henderson John Witherspoon John Beatty John Sheppard Abraham Ogden Joseph Ellis James Schureman John Harring Joseph Hugg Samuel Dick Bayard Job Smith Ebenezer Elmer Jeremiah Eldridge Franklin Davenport Robert Hooper Richard Howell Samuel Sharp Cornelius Harrison Joseph Bloomfield Batoman Lloyd James Parker Archibald Campbell William Euguisjinsky Garrit Lydulum Harvey Lord John Benson Adonijah Schuyler George J Dooremus

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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.