Charles R Seymour

★ U.S. Representative

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

Career timeline

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1-10

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) Frederick Hart (head-to-head) Henry R Storrs Benjamin Hickox Chester Hayden D Frank Allen (head-to-head) Ralph Patrick Robert J McCall (head-to-head) Smith
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.02%	William Rochester David Woodcock Richmond Elisha Camp Jonathan Richman Peter Hagar Robert J McCall (head-to-head) G L Halsey Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) John J Jennings Wheeler (head-to-head) William E Peabody (head-to-head) David Trepeck James Woods John Davidson Lindon Bates Jr. (head-to-head) 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) Nathaniel Wager Robert J McCall (head-to-head) Uri Tracy
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Albert Tracy Benjamin Ellicott Andrew J Anderson Jeremiah T Brooks John McWhorter Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Daniel Biddlecome David Eason Frederick V P Bryan Lindon Bates Jr. (head-to-head) Rhinelander Waldo Rice Robert J McCall (head-to-head) Wheeler (head-to-head) William E Peabody (head-to-head)
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.04%	Henry Storrs Allen Frazer Bacon Huntington Sill William S Hamilton Evans Joel Bristol John Lewis Childs Gamaliel H Barstow Andrew Elmer David Ostrom Elmer S White Ernest H Woodruff George S Schuyler Hoyt J L N Hunt John C Pride John Doe John G Davis Johnson Luther Guiteau Samuel Dyer Samuel F Snowden Williams (head-to-head)
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.04%	Uri Tracy Edward B %dr< Foote Vincent Matthew Barent Mooney Vincent Matthews William H Depuy Patience Burguine Alva Carpenter Benjamin Gold Robert Minor Clarence Hathaway Ebenezer Foot Eleazur Dana Charles A Hitchcock Daniel Olmstead Isaac C Andrews Isaac Toole Jasper Hopper Jonathan Forman Mead Merrits Michael E Butler Obadiah German

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 November 9, 2026.