Caleb Baker

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 1, 1762
Died: June 26, 1849
Age at death: 87
Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1818

1-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Baker5,480

Opponents5,722

Elections run

Caleb Baker (1762–1849), an Independent politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1818 U.S. House election in New York's District 20 with 5,480 votes (48.9%), defeating Jonathan Richmond and Silas Bowker and 46 other candidates.

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How many votes has Caleb Baker received?

Caleb Baker has received 5,480 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Caleb Baker’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	5,48048.9%	Jonathan Richmond Silas Bowker John Lewis Childs Wm B Rochester Evans Hubbard W Rathbun George Guest Bacon Lemon Thompson Warner Miller James L Wells Anson L Gardner Gerald Root Low Philip Kings Samuel Crittendon Raymond K Bull Alva Carpenter Ira S Jarvis Fernando Wood Robert J McCall Oliver Petteys John G Dow Reuben P Skinner Moses Remington R E Sutton Jeremiah Cassady Frank B Arnold Oliver Comstock Peter Field Gamaliel H Barstow Ephraim Wethey Horace Jerome Jacob H Durkee Charles C Dill J Mulford Robinson Richard Townley David Woodcock Rogers Abraham Gridley Thomas Maxwell Julian Park Franklin Leonard Jr. Payne George H Stevenson Elijah Hiaman Edward F Cassidy

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q5019212). 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.