Anthony J B Ross

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
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 John W Steerns Nathan Fine House Melancton W Welles Silas Stow Brown Edward Everett Hale John Bullin Frank B Arnold Samuel C Hoyle
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 Baldwin Abraham Vannostrand Heman Kelsey Guy C Humphrey William S Patterson Caleb Eldred Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Seth Chace Henry Metcalf George Harpur David Buttolph Ebenezer Wakely Tilly Lynde Joseph B Cooper Obadiah German Otis G Pike Monson Morris
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,10623.43%	John Palmer John Savage Zebulon R Shipherd Asa Adgate John Tayler Daniel D Tompkins Alric Man Sanford L Bradley Dorr J A King George Tibbits Gerrit Wendell Platt (head-to-head) Myron B Ferris Benjamin Mooers (head-to-head) Robert H Haskell George W Reid Percy D Adams Luman Wadhems
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 Rogers Frank J Erwin Alexander Mors Peter Say Thomas Jonathan Hatch Thorn Benjamin F Lewis James Glenon

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Anthony J B Ross: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/anthony-j-b-ross. Accessed [date].

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.