Cadwallader D Colden

U.S. House candidate

Born: April 4, 1769
Died: February 7, 1834
Age at death: 64
Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1821–1822

Career timeline

1821Rep 1822Rep

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Colden25

Opponents26,483

Elections run

Between 1821 and 1822, Cadwallader D Colden ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Colden's biggest single-election total was 20 votes, in the 1822 U.S. House election in New York's District 3.

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How many votes has Cadwallader D Colden received?

Cadwallader D Colden has received 25 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Cadwallader D Colden’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	200.15%	Peter Waumaker John Morgan (head-to-head) Churchill Cambreleng Peter Sharpe John G Davis Thomas Addis Emmet Haines Jonathan I Coddington John Striker John S Thorp Samuel Marsh James O Woodward Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Samuel Bayard Smith (head-to-head) John Pintard Gideon Tucker Nathaniel G Ingraham Samuel S Cox
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.03%	John Morgan (head-to-head) C G Cambrelling Henry Eckford Smith (head-to-head) J Franklin Sharp Curchill Camballing Fernando Wood J A King Alex Taylor Jr. William S Hamilton Warner Miller Lynde Catlin Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Churchill C Cambregling Thomas Stratton Francis Bloodgood Jacob Jay Mark Starr Josiah Churchill Edwin S Underhill

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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.