Gerald Root

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1806–1950

Career timeline

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1950Rep

0-7

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Root23,401

Opponents130,842

Elections run

Between 1806 and 1950, Gerald Root ran in 7 U.S. House elections, losing all 7. Root's biggest single-election total was 8,251 votes, in the 1858 U.S. House election in New York's District 20.

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How many votes has Gerald Root received?

Gerald Root has received 23,401 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

Gerald Root’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1950	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7,3277.35%	Edna Kelly David L Samuels
1858	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8,25142.67%	Roscoe Conkling
1838	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,28445.79%	Judson Allen
1834	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,53241.64%	William Seymour
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.07%	Smith Justin Dwinell Baldwin Nehemiah Auntington Ransom H Gillett James L Wells (head-to-head) James Woods Augustus Donnelly Edward C Baker Gideon Messenger
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.04%	Jonathan Richmond Caleb Baker Silas Bowker John Lewis Childs Wm B Rochester Evans Hubbard W Rathbun George Guest Bacon Lemon Thompson Warner Miller James L Wells (head-to-head) Anson L Gardner Low Philip Kings Samuel Crittendon Raymond K Bull Alva Carpenter Ira S Jarvis Fernando Wood Robert J McCall Oliver Petteys John G Dow (head-to-head) Reuben P Skinner Moses Remington R E Sutton Jeremiah Cassady Frank B Arnold (head-to-head) Oliver Comstock Peter Field Gamaliel H Barstow Ephraim Wethey Horace Jerome Jacob H Durkee Charles C Dill J Mulford Robinson Richard Townley David Woodcock Rogers Abraham Gridley Thomas Maxwell Julian Park Franklin Leonard Jr. Payne George H Stevenson Elijah Hiaman Edward F Cassidy
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Russel Andrew L Martin William E Booth June Eggleton Smith H Barlow Ole L Snyder S Marling Joshua Pine Beardsley Jacob Gephard Joseph Fitch F R Gilbert Erastus Ruth Samuel Burt Robert Roseboom Samuel Marvine John G Dow (head-to-head) Elmer S White Aaron Henry Frank B Arnold (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 July 28, 2026.