Gerrit Smith

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 6, 1797
Died: December 28, 1874
Age at death: 77
Home state: New York
Party: ultra abolitionist
On the ballot: 1852

1-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Smith8,049

Opponents11,826

Elections run

Gerrit Smith (1797–1874), an Ultra Abolitionist politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1852 U.S. House election in New York's District 22 with 8,049 votes (40.5%), defeating Hoh and Tenck.

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How many votes has Gerrit Smith received?

Gerrit Smith has received 8,049 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Gerrit Smith’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1852	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	8,04940.5%	Hoh Tenck

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000542) and Wikidata (Q3104317). 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.