Beriah Palmer

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 1, 1740
Died: May 20, 1812
Age at death: 72
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1802–1804

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Palmer1,959

Opponents3,832

Elections run

Between 1802 and 1804, Beriah Palmer ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Palmer's biggest single-election total was 1,952 votes, in the 1802 U.S. House election in New York's District 11.

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How many votes has Beriah Palmer received?

Beriah Palmer has received 1,959 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Beriah Palmer’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	70.23%	Peter Sailly Adam Comstock (head-to-head) Joseph A Bailey Platt (head-to-head) Mark Graves Benjamin Mooers Josiah Masters Edward Hallock Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Lewis Ransom Rogers Frank J Erwin Alexander Mors Peter Say Thomas (head-to-head) Jonathan Hatch Thorn Anthony J B Ross Benjamin F Lewis James Glenon
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,952	Guert Van Schoonhoven Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Platt (head-to-head) Peter Sailly Elijah B Yerrington Adam Comstock (head-to-head) Thomas (head-to-head) Frank B Arnold Jay C Walton Thomas Shanckland Natalie F Couch Sanburn Foord Baldwin Samuel Hodges George S Weed

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1972930). 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.