J A King

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1800–1974

Career timeline

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0-25

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

King240,504

Opponents795,197

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1974, J A King ran in 25 U.S. House elections, losing all 25. King's biggest single-election total was 83,768 votes, in the 1974 U.S. House election in New York's District 29.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 29, every U.S. House race in New York's District 45, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 14.

How many votes has J A King received?

J A King has received 240,504 popular votes across 25 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–25.

Election history

J A King’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1974	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	83,76842.22%	Edward W. Pattison
1948	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,0932.16%	Daniel Reed Hubert D Bliss John E Olson
1944	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	28,76619.61%	Leo Rayfiel Bernard P Levy
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	36,03429.58%	Joseph Gavagan Frank Crosswaithe
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	17,97942%	Thomas Bradley Schuyler C Pew Ernest Harrison
1888	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4281.06%	William Wallace Combs
1880	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	18,16346.34%	Perry Belmont
1876	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	15,22242.83%	James Covert Barnabas F Reeve
1852	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6,13642.25%	James Maurice Joseph H Ralph
1842	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,35437.98%	Selah Strong James T Williamson
1840	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,94848.73%	Cortlandt S Vanrensselaer
1834	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	16,64211.7%	Churchill Cambreleng (head-to-head) Campbell White John McKeon Ely Moore William J Hoffman (head-to-head) Daniel C Verplanck Dudley Selden
1830	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,13845.54%	James Lent
1826	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,81413.8%	Churchill Cambreleng (head-to-head) Gulian Verplanck Jeromus Johnson Vanwych
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	James Strong Robert Monell Elijah Bunker John G Dow Nicholas McIntyre Joseph Tarbush
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.01%	John Morgan C G Cambrelling Henry Eckford Cadwallader D Colden Smith (head-to-head) J Franklin Sharp Curchill Camballing Fernando Wood (head-to-head) Alex Taylor Jr. William S Hamilton Warner Miller (head-to-head) Lynde Catlin Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Churchill C Cambregling Thomas Stratton Francis Bloodgood Jacob Jay (head-to-head) Mark Starr Josiah Churchill Edwin S Underhill
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.04%	Joseph S Vanwyck Amon Tabor John Schenk
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Micah Sterling W E Keyes Reuben S Goodell John Henry Livingston William H Vinining M W %dr< Palmer Richard M Esselstyn Michael F Collins (head-to-head) Ebenezer Winslow D Frank Allen Emerson Orvis Billy Doxtater A Andrus Austin E Ford Richard L Baltimore Fernando Wood (head-to-head) Gospel Bill James H Bronson
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	George Townsend Tredwell Scudder Smith (head-to-head) John N Jones (head-to-head) Peter Wendover William Irving Edward Ely William J Hoffman (head-to-head) Thomas S Lester George Tibbits (head-to-head)
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.01%	John Palmer John Savage Anthony J B Ross Zebulon R Shipherd Asa Adgate John Tayler (head-to-head) Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) Alric Man Sanford L Bradley Dorr George Tibbits (head-to-head) Gerrit Wendell Platt Myron B Ferris Benjamin Mooers Robert H Haskell George W Reid Percy D Adams Luman Wadhems
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.01%	Isaac Williams John Drake Clapp Caleb Hyde Charles D Pratt James Hougteling Ladd Franklin George Tibbits (head-to-head) Ebenezer Wakely Smith (head-to-head) Lemon Thompson George D Wickham Elmer S White John Tayler (head-to-head) Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) Stephen O Runyon Dodge Swart David Chamberlin Henry Vanderlyn Ebenezer F Norton
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Michael F Collins (head-to-head) David Ogden David A Ogdin George Tibbits (head-to-head)
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	James Porter James Geddes Smith (head-to-head) Randall Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Fernando Wood (head-to-head) Valentine Brother Warner Miller (head-to-head) George Tibbits (head-to-head) Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) Sill Alphonzo A Hopkins Comfort Tyler
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	William Denning Gurdon Mumford Washington T Henderson Dirck Gardenier Barnet Gardinier Benjamin Coe Townsend Monson Morris E Watson Gardiner James Lawrence V John N Jones (head-to-head) Benjamin W Seaman William H Ireland Stephen Jumal Thomas Nixon Oliver Wolcott T H Walker John Sidell William A Crane Smith (head-to-head) George Gosman Frederick Shanewolfe Jacob Jay (head-to-head) James Cheetham
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.08%	Benjamin Walker Eaker Thomas Converse Jedediah Sanger Jonathan Forman Mersereau Joshua John Glover Daniel Paris John T Vicher Garret Putnam Abraham Amdr Jacob Merkie Benjamin Arthur Breese Nathaniel Ring C E Welch

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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.