Charles R Seymour

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1808–1968

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Seymour165,820

Opponents348,444

Elections run

Between 1808 and 1968, Charles R Seymour ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 10. Seymour's biggest single-election total was 70,086 votes, in the 1968 U.S. House election in New York's District 17.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 17, every U.S. House race in New York's District 34, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 13.

How many votes has Charles R Seymour received?

Charles R Seymour has received 165,820 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–10.

Election history

Charles R Seymour’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1968	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	70,08642.8%	Edward I. Koch Richard J Callahan
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	44,17440.05%	John Clarke (head-to-head) Leon Ray Steenburg Pierre Denie
1924	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	24,80028.08%	Harold Tolley William M Boyd
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	21,49628.4%	John Clarke (head-to-head) Arthur Breckenridge
1858	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,25438.86%	Abram Olin
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Joseph Kirkland Williams (head-to-head) Henry R Storrs Frederick Hart (head-to-head) Chester Hayden Ralph Patrick Robert J McCall (head-to-head) Smith Benjamin Hickox D Frank Allen (head-to-head)
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.02%	William Rochester David Woodcock Richmond Elisha Camp Jonathan Richman Robert J McCall (head-to-head) Peter Hagar G L Halsey William E Peabody (head-to-head) John J Jennings Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Wheeler (head-to-head) Lindon Bates Jr. (head-to-head) David Trepeck John Davidson James Woods Samuel Crittenden
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Elijah Spencer D Frank Allen (head-to-head) Benjamin F Lewis Wm B Rochester Frederick Hart (head-to-head) Robert J McCall (head-to-head) Uri Tracy Nathaniel Wager
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Albert Tracy Benjamin Ellicott Jeremiah T Brooks John McWhorter Andrew J Anderson William E Peabody (head-to-head) David Eason Rice Lindon Bates Jr. (head-to-head) Rhinelander Waldo Frederick V P Bryan Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Daniel Biddlecome Robert J McCall (head-to-head) Wheeler (head-to-head)
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.04%	Henry Storrs Allen Frazer Bacon Huntington William S Hamilton Sill Joel Bristol Evans John Lewis Childs Gamaliel H Barstow Williams (head-to-head) John G Davis Hoyt Samuel Dyer David Ostrom Ernest H Woodruff George S Schuyler Samuel F Snowden J L N Hunt John Doe Andrew Elmer Elmer S White Johnson Luther Guiteau John C Pride
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.04%	Clarence Hathaway Uri Tracy Edward B %dr< Foote Vincent Matthew Vincent Matthews Barent Mooney William H Depuy Patience Burguine Alva Carpenter Robert Minor Benjamin Gold Ebenezer Foot Eleazur Dana Isaac C Andrews Daniel Olmstead Obadiah German Mead Merrits Jonathan Forman Michael E Butler Jasper Hopper Charles A Hitchcock Isaac Toole

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Charles R Seymour: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/charles-r-seymour. 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.