Benjamin Pond

U.S. Representative
Born
January 1, 1768
Died
October 6, 1814
Age at death
46
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1810
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pond3,561
Opponents2,654
1
Elections run

Benjamin Pond (1768–1814), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1810 U.S. House election in New York's District 8 with 3,561 votes (0.02%), defeating James McRea and Gates Hoit and 8 other candidates.

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How many votes has Benjamin Pond received?

Benjamin Pond has received 3,561 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Benjamin Pond’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1810U.S. HouseNew YorkWon3,5610.02%James McRea
Gates Hoit

William Steward

Gabriel North

William J Yates

Joseph A Bailey

Hamilton Fish

George Throop

Delivan Delance

Daniel D Tompkins
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1281914). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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 July 28, 2026.