Ebenezer Purdy

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1800–1806

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Purdy4

Opponents20,863

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1806, Ebenezer Purdy ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Purdy's biggest single-election total was 2 votes, in the 1800 U.S. House election in New York's District 1.

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How many votes has Ebenezer Purdy received?

Ebenezer Purdy has received 4 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

Ebenezer Purdy’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.05%	Jacob Jay Philip Van Cortlandt Peter Tallman Smith Benjamin Coe Lockwood Samuel Marvine Robert A Osborn Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) John G Ward Monson Morris Samuel Gone Samuel G Verbryck John N Jones Benjn Isaacs John Schenk Mason B Cole Sylvanus Barker V Peter Tillman Abraham Odell George Munro James Wilkin Peter Tallmadge Phillip Van Corpland
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Mitchell Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) Hamilton Fish Wynant Van Zandt James Votey William A Crane William Denning (head-to-head) Thomas James T Williamson
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.05%	John Smith Fernando Wood William Denning (head-to-head) Benjn Hunting John I Skidmore Strong Abraham Montfort Joseph Pettit Jonah Hallet

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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.