Ebenezer Elmer

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 23, 1752
Died: October 18, 1843
Age at death: 91
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1800–1806

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Elmer53,213

Opponents358,893

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1806, Ebenezer Elmer ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Elmer's biggest single-election total was 14,637 votes, in the 1800 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district.

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How many votes has Ebenezer Elmer received?

Ebenezer Elmer has received 53,213 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

Ebenezer Elmer’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1806	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	11,406	William Helms (head-to-head) Thomas Newbold Henry Southard (head-to-head) Ezra Darby (head-to-head) John Lambert (head-to-head) James Sloan (head-to-head) Abraham Ogden (head-to-head) George C Maxwell John Beatty Adam Boyd (head-to-head) Jonathan Dayton Richard Stockton (head-to-head)
1804	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	13,212	Henry Southard (head-to-head) John Lambert (head-to-head) William Helms (head-to-head) James Sloan (head-to-head) Ezra Darby (head-to-head) Abraham Ogden (head-to-head) Peter D Devroom (head-to-head) Franklin Davenport (head-to-head) James H Imlay (head-to-head) James Cadwalader William Colefax Richard Stockton (head-to-head) Job Smith Bayard
1803	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	13,95816.3%	James Mott (head-to-head) William Helms (head-to-head) Henry Southard (head-to-head) James Sloan (head-to-head) Adam Boyd (head-to-head) Abraham Ogden (head-to-head) Frederick Frelinghuysen William Coxe (head-to-head) James H Imlay (head-to-head) Richard Stockton (head-to-head) Peter Studiford James Schureman Franklin Davenport (head-to-head) Abraham Kitchell
1800	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	14,63710.19%	James Mott (head-to-head) John Condit William Helms (head-to-head) Henry Southard (head-to-head) Abraham Ogden (head-to-head) Peter D Devroom (head-to-head) James H Imlay (head-to-head) Franklin Davenport (head-to-head) William Coxe (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000154) and Wikidata (Q1278633). 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.