E J Cook

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1808–1932

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cook83,008

Opponents485,377

Elections run

Between 1808 and 1932, E J Cook ran in 18 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 17. Cook's biggest single-election total was 31,785 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in New York's District 42. Cook's closest win came in the 1810 U.S. House election in New York's District 5, decided by 243 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 39, every U.S. House race in New York's District 42, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 10.

How many votes has E J Cook received?

E J Cook has received 83,008 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–17.

Election history

E J Cook’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,5001.39%	James Wadsworth Elmer S White Bert Clark
1928	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	31,78540.19%	James Mead (head-to-head) Joseph G Roth
1922	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2620.59%	Emanuel Celler Lester Volk (head-to-head) Jerome T Dehunt James P Cannon
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1810.35%	Lester Volk (head-to-head) Gilbert H Rhoades James Oneal
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	21,22444.86%	James Mead (head-to-head) John H Gibbons
1906	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1030.26%	William Ryan (head-to-head) Frank X Bernhardt Samuel Leary
1904	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1600.38%	William Ryan (head-to-head) Warren P Bender Ludwig Schroeter Thomas H Jackson
1902	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2820.78%	William Ryan (head-to-head) John M Farquhar William S Patterson Theodore E F Schorr
1874	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9573.45%	Thomas Platt John N Jones
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,97117.92%	Russell Sage Clum
1852	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8,41045.01%	John Taylor Langdon
1836	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,60241.28%	John Clark
1836	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7,24424.08%	Andrew Bruyn Hiram Gray Myron B Ferris
1830	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,26741.08%	John Collier
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	James Geddes Warner Miller Arlington H Mallery Parker J Gates
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	3,0570.02%	Garrit Abeel (head-to-head) Smith A Sands Jonathan Kays
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Harmanus Bleecker Peter C Veeder Isaac Ver John Maley
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Barent Gardenier Charles C Dill Barnet Gardinier Joseph Masbrouck Garrit Abeel (head-to-head) Joseph Hasbrouck Samuel Tenbroeck Petrus Elmendorph Andrew Backus John Cantine

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “E J Cook: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/e-j-cook. Accessed [date].

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.