Edward Bassett

U.S. Representative
Born
February 7, 1863
Died
October 7, 1948
Age at death
85
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1902
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bassett16,149
Opponents16,929
1
Elections run

Edward Bassett (1863–1948), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1902 U.S. House election in New York's District 5 with 16,149 votes (48.82%), defeating Harry A Hanbury and Elmer S White and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has Edward Bassett received?

Edward Bassett has received 16,149 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Edward Bassett’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1902U.S. HouseNew YorkWon16,14948.82%Harry A Hanbury
Elmer S White

Peter E Burrows

Justus Ebert

Robert T Stokes
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000225) and Wikidata (Q808766). 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.