D Frank Allen

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Independent 1793–1794, Democratic 1874
On the ballot: 1793–1914

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Allen46,806

Opponents378,358

Elections run

Between 1793 and 1914, D Frank Allen ran in 24 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 21. Allen's biggest single-election total was 12,302 votes, in the 1874 U.S. House election in New York's District 33. Allen's closest win came in the 1793 U.S. House election in New York's District 7, decided by 295 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 7, every U.S. House race in New York's District 41, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 4.

How many votes has D Frank Allen received?

D Frank Allen has received 46,806 popular votes across 24 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–21.

Election history

D Frank Allen’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1914	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6032.64%	John Fitzgerald Miles E Wilcox Alexander Fraser Brown (head-to-head)
1912	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2850.78%	Charles Smith John G Davis Henry Kobler Edward Simon Jr.
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	940.2%	Charles Law Edward R Gilman Emil F Wegener Arthur S Colborne
1902	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,5233.85%	Charles Gillet James S Frost
1896	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,2989.24%	Warren Hooker (head-to-head) Alex Taylor Jr. Fernando Wood (head-to-head)
1894	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,6214.01%	Warren Hooker (head-to-head) Fernando Wood (head-to-head) John S Freeman
1874	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	12,30254.05%	Sessions
1856	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,43618.34%	Reuben Fenton Edwds
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,77820.83%	William Valk A Vail Lord Disosway
1846	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7116.46%	Dudley Marvin (head-to-head) Thomas S Lester
1844	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,0866.87%	Timothy Jenkins Elmer S White
1844	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,11415.25%	Abner Lewis Andrew J Campbell
1842	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2551.9%	Asher Tyler Tenbrk
1840	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	900.61%	Staley Clarke Calvin Chamberlain
1826	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,15320.34%	Dudley Marvin (head-to-head) John Maynard John Knox
1824	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,46625.13%	Nicol Fosdic Peter G Teneyck Daniel Hugunin
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Isaac Wilson Parmenio Adams Whitney Jones Farnsworth Henry Tisdale Jeremiah T Brooks John L Joy Brown (head-to-head) Edward A Sheldon Solomon Sutherland William Stone
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Joseph Kirkland Williams (head-to-head) Frederick Hart (head-to-head) Henry R Storrs Benjamin Hickox Charles R Seymour (head-to-head) Chester Hayden Ralph Patrick Robert J McCall (head-to-head) Smith
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Micah Sterling W E Keyes John Henry Livingston M W %dr< Palmer Reuben S Goodell William H Vinining Michael F Collins Richard M Esselstyn Ebenezer Winslow A Andrus Austin E Ford Billy Doxtater Emerson Orvis Fernando Wood (head-to-head) Gospel Bill J A King James H Bronson Richard L Baltimore
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,69248.55%	Elijah Spencer Benjamin F Lewis Wm B Rochester Frederick Hart (head-to-head) Charles R Seymour (head-to-head) Nathaniel Wager Robert J McCall (head-to-head) Uri Tracy
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	James Van Alen Henry Livingston Peter Van Alstyne James Frazier James Lawrence V Jeremiah Calkin N H Decker Peter Van Ness Robert Rusticoat Wellington Roe
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.06%	David Thomas Jacob Snell Anthony I Blanchard Joseph Fitch James Savage Russell Wheeler George W Reid Bert Clark Robert Pacel William D Stewart Richard T Mosher Alphonzo A Hopkins Daniel Malon John Herkimer William Leigh Alexander M Nith Andrew Haggart Charles A Hitchcock Charles Stanton David Force Duty M Intyre Gerrit Wendel Isaac Serjeant James Cheetham John G Proudfit Joseph Harrington Reuben Whallon Robert M Nab Thomas Denis William Robarie William Tist William Trueman Williams (head-to-head)
1794	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,12979.12%	Thomas Tredwell
1793	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,16556.91%	Henry K Rensselaer V Thomas Sickles

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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 November 9, 2026.