Henry Eckford

U.S. House candidate

Born: March 12, 1775
Died: November 12, 1832
Age at death: 57
Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1821

Career timeline

1821Rep 1821Rep

0-2

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Eckford2,821

Opponents19,578

Elections run

In 1821, Henry Eckford ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Eckford's biggest single-election total was 2,815 votes, in the 1821 U.S. House election in New York's District 2.

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How many votes has Henry Eckford received?

Henry Eckford has received 2,821 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Henry Eckford’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	60.07%	Cadwallader Colden Peter Sharpe Silas Wood Smith (head-to-head) Cadwallader D Colder William Morgan Churchill C Cambreling J Merton Rose Huntington R S Stevens Roderick Stephens Samuel Bayard Matthew Clarkson Henry Kneeland Nathan Sage Abraham Bgrnee
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,81520.9%	John Morgan C G Cambrelling Cadwallader D Colden Smith (head-to-head) J Franklin Sharp Curchill Camballing Fernando Wood J A King Alex Taylor Jr. William S Hamilton Warner Miller Lynde Catlin Sylvanus Barker V Churchill C Cambregling Thomas Stratton Francis Bloodgood Jacob Jay Mark Starr Josiah Churchill Edwin S Underhill

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1337848). 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.