Bert Clark

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1802–1932

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Clark80,721

Opponents303,943

Elections run

Between 1802 and 1932, Bert Clark ran in 19 U.S. House elections, losing all 19. Clark's biggest single-election total was 23,059 votes, in the 1908 U.S. House election in New York's District 24.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 39, every U.S. House race in New York's District 8, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 24.

How many votes has Bert Clark received?

Bert Clark has received 80,721 popular votes across 19 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–19.

Election history

Bert Clark’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20,20918.72%	James Wadsworth Elmer S White E J Cook
1914	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9,93530.49%	Daniel Griffin Fred H Schomburg Andrew H Wettergren Marvin Wilson
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	23,05943.51%	George Fairchild George W Ostrander
1900	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2060.88%	Nicholas Muller Obeirne William H Depuy
1860	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1440.72%	Jacob Chamberlain Benjamin F Lewis (head-to-head)
1856	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6,08027.47%	Henry Goodwin Culver
1856	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	390.23%	Charles Hoard Dorwin
1856	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,15620.66%	Samuel Andrews Harry W Paine
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6,35835.43%	Edward Dodd Charles Hughes Isaac C Andrews
1852	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,82740.58%	Jared Peck
1840	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,06137.81%	Bernard Blair Hiram Corliss
1836	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,62942.6%	David Russell
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.04%	Henry Storrs Bacon Thomas H Lynch Walter Ballou
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.02%	Dudley Marvin Robert Rose Lemon Thompson Willard C Price Jeremiah T Brooks Myron Holly Benjamin F Lewis (head-to-head) Rice David Depue Luther Millard
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Jeremiah Pierson Smith (head-to-head) Peter S Van Orden Roderick Stephens J Merton Rose Jeremiah Piersons
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Nathaniel Pitcher Ezra Gross Russell (head-to-head) Rogers Adgate John Doty Percy D Adams George Rosecrantz Smith (head-to-head) Ebenezer Brownson James Mnaughton Edmund L Weston Benjamin Mooers Robert Sackrider John Beshall Reuben Whallon (head-to-head) George Royal Levins Joseph Fitch (head-to-head) Charles F Inglis Erastus F Beadle John Hoffnagle Benjamin Leavens
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.03%	Thomas Gold Thomas Skinners Reuben P Skinner Payne Solomon Bebee Oscar A Gage Curtis N Douglas Smith (head-to-head) John W Bulkley John W Bulker
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.29%	David Thomas (head-to-head) Jacob Snell Anthony I Blanchard Joseph Fitch (head-to-head) James Savage (head-to-head) Russell (head-to-head) Wheeler George W Reid Robert Pacel William D Stewart Richard T Mosher Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) William Leigh John Herkimer Daniel Malon William Tist William Robarie Alexander M Nith D Frank Allen James Cheetham Thomas Denis Duty M Intyre Williams (head-to-head) Robert M Nab Reuben Whallon (head-to-head) Charles Stanton John G Proudfit Joseph Harrington William Trueman Andrew Haggart Gerrit Wendel Charles A Hitchcock Isaac Serjeant David Force
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.11%	David Thomas (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Russell (head-to-head) James Savage (head-to-head) Meriweather Stuart Waters Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head)

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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.