Charles Knapp

U.S. Representative
Born
October 8, 1797
Died
May 14, 1880
Age at death
82
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1868
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Knapp17,949
Opponents14,584
1
Elections run

Charles Knapp (1797–1880), a Republican politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1868 U.S. House election in New York's District 19 with 17,949 votes (55.17%), defeating F R Gilbert.

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How many votes has Charles Knapp received?

Charles Knapp has received 17,949 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Charles Knapp’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1868U.S. HouseNew YorkWon17,94955.17%F R Gilbert
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000277) and Wikidata (Q5079839). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles Knapp: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-knapp-new-york-2. 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.