Daniel D Tompkins

★ Governor

Born: June 21, 1774
Died: June 11, 1825
Age at death: 50
Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1804–1854

Career timeline

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5-15

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Tompkins225,884

Opponents358,825

Elections run

Between 1804 and 1854, Daniel D Tompkins ran in 20 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 5 and losing 15. 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.

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How many votes has Daniel D Tompkins received?

Daniel D Tompkins has received 225,884 popular votes across 20 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–15.

Election history

Daniel D Tompkins’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,57932.04%	Henry Bennett Ezekiel Crocker
1828	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,35248.98%	Henry Cowles
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 Sanford L Bradley Dorr J A King (head-to-head) George Tibbits (head-to-head) Gerrit Wendell Platt (head-to-head) Myron B Ferris Benjamin Mooers Robert H Haskell George W Reid Percy D Adams Luman Wadhems
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Isaac Williams John Drake Clapp Caleb Hyde J A King (head-to-head) Charles D Pratt James Hougteling Ladd Franklin George Tibbits (head-to-head) Ebenezer Wakely Smith (head-to-head) Lemon Thompson George D Wickham Elmer S White (head-to-head) John Tayler (head-to-head) Stephen O Runyon Dodge Swart David Chamberlin Henry Vanderlyn Ebenezer F Norton (head-to-head)
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	James Porter James Geddes Smith (head-to-head) Randall Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Fernando Wood Valentine Brother Warner Miller George Tibbits (head-to-head) Sill Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) J A King (head-to-head) Comfort Tyler
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) Jediah Prendigrass Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Benjamin F Lewis (head-to-head) Benj Elect William A Prendergast John Knox (head-to-head) John Tayler (head-to-head) Frederick Hart Mallory
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 John Broome (head-to-head) William Stubbs Elmer S White (head-to-head)
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	Robert Livingston Asa Fitch James Hogeboom Reuben P Skinner (head-to-head) Platt (head-to-head) Hamilton Fish (head-to-head) Gabriel North (head-to-head) Sidney Leroy Elmer S White (head-to-head) Wheeler William A Moor John R Bleecker Derick D Goes Martin S Shepherd Benjamin F Lewis (head-to-head) John Broome (head-to-head) Reuben Neely
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Benjamin Pond James McRea Gates Hoit William Steward Gabriel North (head-to-head) William J Yates Joseph A Bailey (head-to-head) Hamilton Fish (head-to-head) George Throop Delivan Delance
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	John Nicholson Austin E Ford Silas Stow Lucius C Atwater Silas Stowr Charles W Richards Silas Staw Nathaniel Merriam Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) George A Hunter John Nicholonson Corlis Hinds Townsend John Broome (head-to-head) Reuben P Skinner (head-to-head) Benedict Richard Coxe Oscar W Swift M P Bush Reuben Humphries James Hawley Smith (head-to-head) Thomas Rockwell
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Arunah Metcalf John Bowers Francis Shenry Edward B %dr< Foote Robert Roseboom Joseph B Cooper Erastus Root
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 J Merton Rose Peter Leconte Martin Reminington John Hans Ellis Woodworth John Jayne
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 Peter Sailly John Thomps Benjamin Pond John Tremble John McUmber Thorn Charles A Hitchcock George Clinton
1807	GovernorNew York	Won	35,07453.09%	Morgan Lewis
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.19%	Jacob Jay Philip Van Cortlandt Peter Tallman Smith (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe Lockwood Samuel Marvine Robert A Osborn John G Ward Monson Morris Samuel Gone Samuel G Verbryck John N Jones Benjn Isaacs Ebenezer Purdy (head-to-head) John Schenk Mason B Cole Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Peter Tillman Abraham Odell George Munro James Wilkin Peter Tallmadge Phillip Van Corpland
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) William Denning Thomas James T Williamson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against 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 July 28, 2026.