Austin E Ford

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1800–1934

Career timeline

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1-12

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ford24,684

Opponents238,687

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1934, Austin E Ford ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 12. Ford's biggest single-election total was 7,676 votes, in the 1894 U.S. House election in New York's District 7. Ford's closest win came in the 1810 U.S. House election in New York's District 10, decided by 326 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 21, every U.S. House race in New York's District 7, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 8.

How many votes has Austin E Ford received?

Austin E Ford has received 24,684 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–12.

Election history

Austin E Ford’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1934	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,3801.52%	Joseph Gavagan (head-to-head) Kenneth Cameron Frank Crosswaith (head-to-head)
1930	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1960.28%	Joseph Gavagan (head-to-head) Mortimer Kraus Frank Crosswaith (head-to-head)
1894	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7,67639.45%	Franklin Barlett Murphy Wheeler Lazarus Abelson
1892	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7,13230.91%	Edward Dunphy William A Crane Joseph K Newmayer H Alden Spencer
1840	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	560.53%	Samuel Bowne David Hard
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,39040.41%	John Herkimer
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.03%	Peter G Teneyck Ela Collins Joseph Hasbrouck Micah Sterling David B Ogden M P Bush (head-to-head) W E Keyes (head-to-head) Anthony J B Ross Brown Edward Everett Hale Frank B Arnold House John Bullin John W Steerns Melancton W Welles Nathan Fine Samuel C Hoyle Silas Stow
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Micah Sterling W E Keyes (head-to-head) John Henry Livingston M W %dr< Palmer (head-to-head) Reuben S Goodell William H Vinining Michael F Collins (head-to-head) Richard M Esselstyn Ebenezer Winslow A Andrus Billy Doxtater D Frank Allen Emerson Orvis Fernando Wood Gospel Bill J A King James H Bronson Richard L Baltimore
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	180.91%	Aaron Hackley Jonas Cleland Josiah Willoughby Nichol Fosdick Frank Beebe George Rosecrantz M W %dr< Palmer (head-to-head) Percy D Adams Thomas Greenly Thomas Hubbard (head-to-head) Adam Frink Evans Gamaliel H Barstow Harman S Potter John Marshall Lyman C Hough Miles E Wilcox Payne Smith (head-to-head) Walter C Shaw
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,94048.32%	Thomas Hubbard (head-to-head) James B Eldridge Moses Maynard Nehemiah Bacheller Abijah Beckwith Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Daniel Olmstead Elnathan Sears Huntington Isaac Bumpus Michael F Collins (head-to-head) Rudolph Defendorf
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	3,88751.81%	Silas Stow John Nicholson (head-to-head) Lucius C Atwater (head-to-head) Charles W Richards Silas Staw Silas Stowr Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Nathaniel Merriam Corlis Hinds George A Hunter John Nicholonson Benedict Daniel D Tompkins James Hawley John Broome M P Bush (head-to-head) Oscar W Swift Reuben Humphries Reuben P Skinner Richard Coxe Smith (head-to-head) Thomas Rockwell Townsend
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	John Nicholson (head-to-head) Rockwell Kent Joshua Hatheway Thomas R Gord Washington T Henderson Aaron Henry Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Henry Mneil Jonathan Forman Lucius C Atwater (head-to-head) Wilhelmus Mynderse Andrew L Martin Francis Bloodgood G L Halsey Luther Rich Moss Rent Sylvanus Smalley William Whitney Albert S Barnes Andrew A Bartow Charles Mills Corlis Hindes Edmund L Weston Edwin Wright V Isaac C Andrews John Budlong John H Nichols John M Petrie Lyman Munson Moss Cent Nicholason Peter P Meesick Thomas Manly Thomas Stebins
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.04%	Lucas Elmendorf John Hathorn Leonard Bronk Bryce Oliver Johnson Lemon Thompson Thomas Broadhead Cornelius Louw Harry Devoe Isaac Hardenberg Patrick Lamb

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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.