Churchill Cambreleng

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 24, 1786
Died: April 30, 1862
Age at death: 75
Home state: New York
Party: Independent 1822–1828, Jacksonian 1830, Democratic 1832–1836
Years in office: 17 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot: 1822–1838

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cambreleng116,836

Opponents644,468

Elections run

Between 1822 and 1838, Churchill Cambreleng ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 8 and losing 1. Cambreleng's biggest single-election total was 19,205 votes, in the 1838 U.S. House election in New York's District 3. Cambreleng's closest win came in the 1834 U.S. House election in New York's District 3, decided by 36 votes.

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How many votes has Churchill Cambreleng received?

Churchill Cambreleng has received 116,836 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1.

Election history

Churchill Cambreleng’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1838	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	19,20512.11%	Josiah Hoffman (head-to-head) Moses Grinnell W Fletcher Curtiss James Monroe John McKeon Isaac Varian Ely Moore (head-to-head)
1836	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	16,44712.24%	Edward Curtis Ely Moore (head-to-head) Josiah Hoffman (head-to-head) Gideon Lee John McKeon (head-to-head) Wheeler Hubert Wagenen Robert G Monroe Stephen Hasbrook
1834	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	19,01913.37%	Campbell White (head-to-head) John McKeon (head-to-head) Ely Moore (head-to-head) William J Hoffman Daniel C Verplanck J A King (head-to-head) Dudley Selden (head-to-head)
1832	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	17,92714.78%	Cornelius Lawrence Campbell White (head-to-head) Dudley Selden (head-to-head) David B Ogden (head-to-head) Hubert Vanwagenen Lemon Thompson Peter Talman
1830	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	10,97417.86%	Campbell White (head-to-head) Gulian Verplanck (head-to-head) James Lawrence V Smith (head-to-head) Walter M Chandler Thomas Hertell John Frazce Elmer Pierce
1828	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	14,11718.75%	Campbell White (head-to-head) Gulian Verplanck (head-to-head) David B Ogden (head-to-head) Alex Taylor Jr. Lord
1826	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	9,10832.96%	Gulian Verplanck (head-to-head) Jeromus Johnson (head-to-head) J A King (head-to-head) Vanwych
1824	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	5,65020.6%	Gulian Verplanck (head-to-head) Jeromus Johnson (head-to-head) John Rathbone Haines (head-to-head) Peter Sharpe (head-to-head) Henry Wheaton
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	4,38933.62%	John Morgan Peter Sharpe (head-to-head) Cadwallader D Colden Haines (head-to-head) John G Davis Thomas Addis Emmet Gideon Tucker James O Woodward John Pintard John S Thorp John Striker Jonathan I Coddington Nathaniel G Ingraham Peter Waumaker Samuel Bayard Samuel Marsh Samuel S Cox Smith (head-to-head) Sylvanus Barker V

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000061) and Wikidata (Q93794). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Churchill Cambreleng: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/churchill-cambreleng. 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.