Fernando Wood

U.S. Representative
Born
June 14, 1812
Died
February 14, 1881
Age at death
68
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1840–1878
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wood110,635
Opponents218,740
9
Elections run

Between 1840 and 1878, Fernando Wood ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Wood's biggest single-election total was 21,730 votes, in the 1840 U.S. House election in New York's District 3. Wood's closest win came in the 1878 U.S. House election in New York's District 9, decided by 797 votes.

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How many votes has Fernando Wood received?

Fernando Wood has received 110,635 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

Fernando Wood’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HouseNew YorkWon7,27736.72%Hardy (head-to-head)
Berryman
1876U.S. HouseNew YorkWon14,28062.12%Ducunha
1874U.S. HouseNew YorkWon8,76350.59%Hardy (head-to-head)
Robert S Newton
1872U.S. HouseNew YorkWon10,52652.19%Norman A Darling
1870U.S. HouseNew YorkWon15,63064.78%Mary W Hillyer
Morris Ellinger
1868U.S. HouseNew YorkWon14,64857.46%Thomas
James Savage
1866U.S. HouseNew YorkWon9,60554.57%William Darling
1862U.S. HouseNew YorkWon8,17670.1%James H Duffy
1840U.S. HouseNew YorkWon21,73012.71%James Roosevelt
Charles Ferris

John McKeon

Moses Grinnell

Smith

James Monroe

Hall
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000694) and Wikidata (Q430443). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Fernando Wood: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/fernando-wood-new-york. Accessed [date].

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.