Anthony J B Ross

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Whig 1834, Republican 1952
On the ballot: 1804–1952

Career timeline

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2-12

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ross235,383

Opponents362,032

Elections run

Between 1804 and 1952, Anthony J B Ross ran in 14 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 12. Ross's biggest single-election total was 104,720 votes, in the 1952 U.S. House election in New York's District 6. Ross's closest win came in the 1834 U.S. House election in New York's District 13, decided by 50 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 6, every U.S. House race in New York's District 5, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 3.

How many votes has Anthony J B Ross received?

Anthony J B Ross has received 235,383 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–12.

Election history

Anthony J B Ross’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1952	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	104,72048.94%	Lester Holtzman Morris Pottish (head-to-head)
1948	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	72,01243.06%	Thomas Quinn Morris Pottish (head-to-head)
1916	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,5526.56%	Joseph Flynn Arthur Chambers Frederick K Oakley
1914	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	16,18039.13%	Frederick Rowe Bacon Charles H Matchett Ole L Snyder
1890	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9,82041.01%	John Wever Charles S Judd
1878	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,76529.68%	John Hammond John F McDonald
1868	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	12,74342.51%	George Cowles
1856	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,12927%	George Palmer William Averill
1846	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	530.56%	Henry Nicoll Phillip Phoenix William Miller Arnold Buffum
1834	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	4,29650.29%	Dudley Farlin
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Peter G Teneyck Ela Collins Joseph Hasbrouck Micah Sterling David B Ogden M P Bush Austin E Ford W E Keyes Brown Edward Everett Hale Frank B Arnold House John Bullin John W Steerns Melancton W Welles Nathan Fine Samuel C Hoyle Silas Stow
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5	Robert Monell Joseph Lyman Andrew J Campbell Charles D Pratt Platt (head-to-head) William Whitney Ezekiel Crocker Martin G Schuneman Abraham Vannostrand Baldwin Caleb Eldred George Harpur Guy C Humphrey Heman Kelsey Henry Metcalf Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Seth Chace William S Patterson David Buttolph Ebenezer Wakely Joseph B Cooper Monson Morris Obadiah German Otis G Pike Tilly Lynde
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,10623.43%	John Palmer John Savage Zebulon R Shipherd Asa Adgate Daniel D Tompkins John Tayler Alric Man George Tibbits J A King L Bradley Dorr Sanford Benjamin Mooers (head-to-head) George W Reid Gerrit Wendell Luman Wadhems Myron B Ferris Percy D Adams Platt (head-to-head) Robert H Haskell
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Peter Sailly Adam Comstock Joseph A Bailey Platt (head-to-head) Mark Graves Benjamin Mooers (head-to-head) Beriah Palmer Josiah Masters Edward Hallock Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Lewis Ransom Alexander Mors Benjamin F Lewis Frank J Erwin James Glenon Jonathan Hatch Peter Say Rogers Thomas Thorn

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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 November 11, 2026.