Elisha Camp

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1812–1846

Career timeline

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0-8

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Camp25,176

Opponents73,654

Elections run

Between 1812 and 1846, Elisha Camp ran in 8 U.S. House elections, losing all 8. Camp's biggest single-election total was 6,039 votes, in the 1826 U.S. House election in New York's District 20.

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How many votes has Elisha Camp received?

Elisha Camp has received 25,176 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–8.

Election history

Elisha Camp’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1846	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,77046.7%	Fred H Sylvester
1836	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,65343.9%	Isaac Bronson
1828	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,00317.25%	Ebenezer Norton John Birdsall Daniel Garnsey (head-to-head)
1826	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6,03923.94%	Silas Wright Rudolph Bunner Nicoll Fosdick
1824	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,12731.52%	Daniel Garnsey (head-to-head) Hiram G Hotchkiss
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,57921.44%	William Rochester David Woodcock Richmond Jonathan Richman Robert J McCall Peter Hagar G L Halsey Charles R Seymour William E Peabody John J Jennings Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Wheeler Lindon Bates Jr. David Trepeck John Davidson James Woods Samuel Crittenden
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.07%	T H Walker Henry Storrs Williams Albert S Barnes David Ambler James Hawley Samuel Marsh Buell G Brayton Huntington Curtis Charles D Pratt Sill George Tibbits Valentine Brother Uri Tracy Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head)
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Moss Kent Brown Norton P Otis John Safford

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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.