Daniel D Tompkins

★ Governor

Born: June 21, 1774
Died: June 11, 1825
Age at death: 50
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
Years in office: 9 years as governor
On the ballot: 1804–1820

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Tompkins216,953

Opponents343,499

Elections run

Between 1804 and 1820, Daniel D Tompkins ran in 18 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 5 and losing 13. Tompkins's biggest single-election total was 45,990 votes, in the 1820 governor election in New York. Tompkins's closest win came in the 1813 governor election in New York, decided by 3,606 votes.

Browse every governor election in New York, every U.S. House race in New York's District 12, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 15.

How many votes has Daniel D Tompkins received?

Daniel D Tompkins has received 216,953 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–13.

Election history

Daniel D Tompkins’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1820	GovernorNew York	Lost	45,99049.22%	DeWitt Clinton
1816	GovernorNew York	Won	45,41254.02%	Rufus King
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.02%	John Palmer John Savage Anthony J B Ross Zebulon R Shipherd Asa Adgate John Tayler (head-to-head) Alric Man George Tibbits (head-to-head) J A King (head-to-head) L Bradley Dorr Sanford Benjamin Mooers George W Reid Gerrit Wendell Luman Wadhems Myron B Ferris Percy D Adams Platt (head-to-head) Robert H Haskell
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Isaac Williams John Drake Clapp Caleb Hyde Charles D Pratt Ebenezer Wakely Franklin George Tibbits (head-to-head) J A King (head-to-head) James Hougteling Ladd Smith (head-to-head) David Chamberlin Dodge Ebenezer F Norton (head-to-head) Elmer S White (head-to-head) George D Wickham Henry Vanderlyn John Tayler (head-to-head) Lemon Thompson Stephen O Runyon Swart
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	James Porter James Geddes Randall Smith (head-to-head) Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Fernando Wood Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Comfort Tyler George Tibbits (head-to-head) J A King (head-to-head) Sill Valentine Brother Warner Miller
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	Benjamin Ellicott John Spencer George L Church Graham Newell Micah Brooks Samuel Colt Ebenezer F Norton (head-to-head) Strong Smith (head-to-head) Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Benj Elect Benjamin F Lewis (head-to-head) Jediah Prendigrass Frederick Hart John Knox (head-to-head) John Tayler (head-to-head) Mallory William A Prendergast
1813	GovernorNew York	Won	43,32452.17%	Stephen Van Rensselaer
1810	GovernorNew York	Won	43,09454.15%	Jonas Platt
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Phillip Vancortlandt John Bradner John Broder John Brader Jonathan Fisk Elmer S White (head-to-head) John Broome (head-to-head) William Stubbs
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	Asa Fitch Robert Livingston James Hogeboom Reuben P Skinner (head-to-head) Platt (head-to-head) Gabriel North (head-to-head) Hamilton Fish (head-to-head) Benjamin F Lewis (head-to-head) Derick D Goes Elmer S White (head-to-head) John Broome (head-to-head) John R Bleecker Martin S Shepherd Reuben Neely Sidney Leroy Wheeler William A Moor
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Benjamin Pond James McRea Gates Hoit William Steward Gabriel North (head-to-head) William J Yates Delivan Delance George Throop Hamilton Fish (head-to-head) Joseph A Bailey (head-to-head)
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Austin E Ford Silas Stow John Nicholson Lucius C Atwater Charles W Richards Silas Staw Silas Stowr Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Nathaniel Merriam Corlis Hinds George A Hunter John Nicholonson Benedict James Hawley John Broome (head-to-head) M P Bush Oscar W Swift Reuben Humphries Reuben P Skinner (head-to-head) Richard Coxe Smith (head-to-head) Thomas Rockwell Townsend
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Arunah Metcalf John Bowers Edward B %dr< Foote Erastus Root Francis Shenry Joseph B Cooper Robert Roseboom
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Daniel Avery William Harris John Horris Jacob Teeple John Hurris Wm Floyd John Knox (head-to-head) Isaac Swartwood Ellis Woodworth J Merton Rose John Hans John Jayne Martin Reminington Peter Leconte
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.05%	John Thompson Joseph A Bailey (head-to-head) Marvin Wilson Franklin D Sargent Kinner Newcomb Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Victor A Wilder Clara B Mann John Thomps Peter Sailly Benjamin Pond Charles A Hitchcock George Clinton John McUmber John Tremble Thorn
1807	GovernorNew York	Won	35,07453.09%	Morgan Lewis
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.19%	Philip Van Cortlandt Jacob Jay Peter Tallman Smith (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe Lockwood Robert A Osborn Samuel Marvine John G Ward Monson Morris Samuel G Verbryck Samuel Gone Abraham Odell Benjn Isaacs Ebenezer Purdy (head-to-head) George Munro James Wilkin John N Jones John Schenk Mason B Cole Peter Tallmadge Peter Tillman Phillip Van Corpland Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head)
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	4,04027.68%	Mitchell Hamilton Fish (head-to-head) Wynant Van Zandt James Votey William A Crane Ebenezer Purdy (head-to-head) James T Williamson Thomas William Denning

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000306) and Wikidata (Q223545). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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 11, 2026.