Cortlandt S Vanrensselaer

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1800–1890

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Vanrensselaer26,017

Opponents53,683

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1890, Cortlandt S Vanrensselaer ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 5. Vanrensselaer's biggest single-election total was 6,258 votes, in the 1840 U.S. House election in New York's District 14.

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How many votes has Cortlandt S Vanrensselaer received?

Cortlandt S Vanrensselaer has received 26,017 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–5.

Election history

Cortlandt S Vanrensselaer’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1890	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,28826.87%	Francis Spinola John D Wagner Alfred H B Hepper
1840	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	6,25851.27%	J A King
1838	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,66349.51%	John Fine
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,72599.67%	Dirck L Vanderheyden Henry C Houghtaling Hubert D Bliss William W Crannell Jacob Vandenbergh
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,3940.02%	John R Bleecker Alexander McDooll Lancelot Fidler Nicholas McIntyre (head-to-head) Daniel L Vanantwerp Gaffer Vanwie
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1	James Hawks Samuel Campbell Robert Monell William D Stewart James Lake Farrand Strannahan Robert J McCall David Buttolph Henry S Deforest Reuben P Skinner
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,00399.65%	Fred J Sisson Hoyt
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.05%	Thomas Grosvenor Thomas P Grosner Hezekiah L Hosmer Bill Hylorn Joseph A Kellogg William Durfee David Chamberlin T Clinton Brockway Olin S Bishop Lucian Knapp John H Nichols Anson L Gardner Arlington H Mallery Samuel Tenbroeck Hachaliah Dulittle Adam Wolfrom Nicholas McIntyre (head-to-head) John I Vanalen Warner Miller Thomas Truesdell
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,68364.96%	Merchant George Murtuch Henry Glen Stephen Lush Van Rensselaer K K Killian K Vaur
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	John Bird John Henry Livingston Ellis Woodworth John Bud William J Yates F R Gilbert Dirck Gardenier John Lovitt James Savage Leroy C Lane

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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.