Elmer S White

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1804–1972

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

White314,753

Opponents945,561

Elections run

Between 1804 and 1972, Elmer S White ran in 30 U.S. House elections, losing all 30. White's biggest single-election total was 49,253 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in New York's District 39.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 39, every U.S. House race in New York's District 38, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 24.

How many votes has Elmer S White received?

Elmer S White has received 314,753 popular votes across 30 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–30.

Election history

Elmer S White’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1972	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	49,25328.08%	James Hastings (head-to-head)
1968	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	47,09333.09%	James Hastings (head-to-head) Johnson (head-to-head) Schwartz
1950	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10,75512.3%	Isidore Dollinger Bernard P Levy Herman Woskow
1934	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	36,65841.29%	James Wadsworth (head-to-head) John H Vandenbosch Sr. Canio Parrini
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	35,36732.77%	James Wadsworth (head-to-head) Bert Clark E J Cook
1926	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20,44928.49%	Archie Sanders (head-to-head) Conrad Weber (head-to-head)
1922	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1170.29%	Anthony Griffin Charles Francis Connolly Ernest Bohm
1922	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	22,58536.11%	Archie Sanders (head-to-head) Clark Allis
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	17,60223.59%	Archie Sanders (head-to-head) Conrad Weber (head-to-head)
1916	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6291.36%	George Fairchild Cortland A Wilber Jonathan E Hoag
1916	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	13,42430.78%	Archie Sanders (head-to-head) William Schalber William H Hilsdorf
1914	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,17711.55%	George Loft James E March
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4011.07%	Thomas Bradley John Bigelow Jr. Charles L Dedrick
1902	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8542.58%	Edward Bassett Harry A Hanbury Peter E Burrows Justus Ebert Robert T Stokes
1872	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9,73043.02%	William Lamport
1870	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	11,18744.69%	Freeman Clarke
1868	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	14,50846.62%	Stephen Sanford
1858	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,13218.38%	Silas Burroughs Trott
1844	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7,09444.91%	Timothy Jenkins D Frank Allen
1840	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	11,36424.02%	David Brewster John Floyd Bond Charles H Blair Brown
1836	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,08236.09%	Obadiah Titus
1830	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2492.59%	Samuel Breardsley Simon Dexter
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.04%	Isaac Williams (head-to-head) Platt N Chase Isaac Seelye Monson Morris (head-to-head) Andrew J Campbell George Starkweather Henry Holland Isaac Hays James Hawks
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.04%	Henry Storrs Allen Frazer Bacon Huntington Sill William S Hamilton Evans Joel Bristol John Lewis Childs Gamaliel H Barstow Andrew Elmer Charles R Seymour David Ostrom Ernest H Woodruff George S Schuyler Hoyt J L N Hunt John C Pride John Doe John G Davis Johnson (head-to-head) Luther Guiteau Samuel Dyer Samuel F Snowden Williams (head-to-head)
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Isaac Williams (head-to-head) John Drake Clapp Caleb Hyde Charles D Pratt Ebenezer Wakely Franklin George Tibbits J A King James Hougteling Ladd Smith Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) David Chamberlin Dodge Ebenezer F Norton George D Wickham Henry Vanderlyn John Tayler Lemon Thompson Stephen O Runyon Swart
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Phillip Vancortlandt (head-to-head) John Bradner John Broder John Brader Jonathan Fisk (head-to-head) Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) John Broome (head-to-head) William Stubbs
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	Asa Fitch Robert Livingston James Hogeboom Reuben P Skinner Platt Gabriel North Hamilton Fish (head-to-head) Benjamin F Lewis Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) Derick D Goes John Broome (head-to-head) John R Bleecker Martin S Shepherd Reuben Neely Sidney Leroy Wheeler William A Moor
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	350.76%	Jonathan Fisk (head-to-head) Richard Hatfield Richard Hetfield Hamilton Fish (head-to-head) Phillip Vancortlandt (head-to-head) Samuel Tenbroeck Benjamin Coe F R Gilbert (head-to-head) Richard Raifield David G Fisch Edward Ely Isaac Webbers James Wilkin John N Jones Jonathan Cooley Jonathan Fisks Monson Morris (head-to-head) Myron B Ferris Robert A Osborn Warner Miller William Bodle
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Russel Andrew L Martin (head-to-head) William E Booth Aaron Henry Beardsley Erastus Ruth F R Gilbert (head-to-head) Frank B Arnold Gerald Root Jacob Gephard John G Dow Joseph Fitch Joshua Pine June Eggleton Ole L Snyder Robert Roseboom S Marling Samuel Burt Samuel Marvine Smith H Barlow
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.07%	John Russell F R Gilbert (head-to-head) Andrew L Martin (head-to-head) Erastus Root Benjamin Gold Gussie Reed George Grenell Combs Hiram G Hotchkiss John M Donald John Rawson Lithgow Osborne Aaron Burr Abel Card Adam Hasay Benajah Bundy Benjamin Gilbirt Cyrus Lad Edward B %dr< Foote Ephraim Sturtvert Henry Bradt James A Peck James P Cannon John Brimer Jonathan Nicholls Kenneth Cameron Marvin Wilson Monson Morris (head-to-head) Oliver Phelps Peter Van Ness Reuben Backingham Rockwell Kent Williams (head-to-head)

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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 November 11, 2026.