Bayard Clarke

U.S. Representative
Born
March 17, 1815
Died
June 20, 1884
Age at death
69
Home state
New York
Party
american
On the ballot
1854
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clarke7,764
Opponents4,945
1
Elections run

Bayard Clarke (1815–1884), an American politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1854 U.S. House election in New York's District 9 with 7,764 votes (61.09%), defeating Branth and Whiting and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Bayard Clarke received?

Bayard Clarke has received 7,764 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Bayard Clarke’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1854U.S. HouseNew YorkWon7,76461.09%Branth
Whiting

Joseph A Bailey
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000457) and Wikidata (Q1534189). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bayard Clarke: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bayard-clarke. 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.