Austin E Ford

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
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) John W Steerns Nathan Fine House Anthony J B Ross Melancton W Welles Silas Stow Brown Edward Everett Hale John Bullin Frank B Arnold Samuel C Hoyle
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Micah Sterling W E Keyes (head-to-head) Reuben S Goodell John Henry Livingston William H Vinining M W %dr< Palmer (head-to-head) Richard M Esselstyn Michael F Collins (head-to-head) Ebenezer Winslow D Frank Allen Emerson Orvis Billy Doxtater A Andrus Richard L Baltimore J A King Fernando Wood Gospel Bill James H Bronson
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	180.91%	Aaron Hackley Jonas Cleland Josiah Willoughby Nichol Fosdick Thomas Greenly Percy D Adams M W %dr< Palmer (head-to-head) Frank Beebe George Rosecrantz Thomas Hubbard (head-to-head) Walter C Shaw Adam Frink Evans Miles E Wilcox Smith (head-to-head) Harman S Potter Gamaliel H Barstow Lyman C Hough Payne John Marshall
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,94048.32%	Thomas Hubbard (head-to-head) James B Eldridge Moses Maynard Nehemiah Bacheller Huntington Rudolph Defendorf Elnathan Sears Daniel Olmstead Michael F Collins (head-to-head) Abijah Beckwith Isaac Bumpus Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head)
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	3,88751.81%	John Nicholson (head-to-head) Silas Stow Lucius C Atwater (head-to-head) Silas Stowr Charles W Richards Silas Staw Nathaniel Merriam Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) George A Hunter John Nicholonson Corlis Hinds Townsend John Broome Reuben P Skinner Benedict Richard Coxe Oscar W Swift M P Bush (head-to-head) Reuben Humphries James Hawley Smith (head-to-head) Thomas Rockwell Daniel D Tompkins
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Albert S Barnes John Nicholson (head-to-head) Rockwell Kent Joshua Hatheway Thomas R Gord Washington T Henderson Lucius C Atwater (head-to-head) Henry Mneil Wilhelmus Mynderse Aaron Henry Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Jonathan Forman G L Halsey Luther Rich Sylvanus Smalley Moss Rent Francis Bloodgood William Whitney Andrew L Martin Thomas Manly John H Nichols Thomas Stebins Lyman Munson Corlis Hindes Andrew A Bartow Edwin Wright V Charles Mills Edmund L Weston Peter P Meesick John Budlong Nicholason Isaac C Andrews John M Petrie Moss Cent
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.04%	Isaac Hardenberg Lucas Elmendorf John Hathorn Leonard Bronk Thomas Broadhead Bryce Oliver Johnson Lemon Thompson Patrick Lamb Cornelius Louw Harry Devoe

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Austin E Ford: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/austin-e-ford. 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.