Benjamin Van Cleve

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New Jersey
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1789

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cleve1,983

Opponents64,908

Elections run

Benjamin Van Cleve, an Independent politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1789 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district to James Schureman, receiving 1,983 votes (2.96%).

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How many votes has Benjamin Van Cleve received?

Benjamin Van Cleve has received 1,983 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Benjamin Van Cleve’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1789	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	1,9832.96%	James Schureman Elias Boudinot Lambert Cadwalader Thomas Sinnickson Clark Jr. Jonathan Dayton Whitten Cripps Robert Hoops John Witherspoon James Parker Thomas Henderson Robert Hooper Josiah Hornblower Stevens James Linn Abraham Kitchell James Parks William Winds John Fell Thomas Fenimore Silas Condict Abraham Ogden Henry Stiles Thomas C Stewart Benjamin Thomson Alvgander McWhorter John Sheppard John Rutherford William Woodhull Samuel Tuthill Frederick Frelinghuysen Jacob Hardenburgh Hughes Job Smith John Mehelm Patrick Dennis John Armstrong John Neilson

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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.