Charles Atherton

U.S. Representative
Born
August 14, 1773
Died
January 8, 1853
Age at death
79
Home state
New Hampshire
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1814
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Atherton17,984
Opponents189,599
1
Elections run

Charles Atherton (1773–1853), an Independent politician from New Hampshire, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1814 U.S. House election in New Hampshire's at-large district with 17,984 votes (8.63%), defeating Daniel Webster and William Hale and 8 other candidates.

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How many votes has Charles Atherton received?

Charles Atherton has received 17,984 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Charles Atherton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1814U.S. HouseNew HampshireWon17,9848.63%Daniel Webster
William Hale

Roger Vose

Jeduthun Wilcox

Bradbury Cilley

Nathaniel Upham

Alva H Morrill

John F Parrott

Josiah Butler

Elisha Huntley
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000324) and Wikidata (Q1064921). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Atherton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-atherton. Accessed [date].

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.