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 Joseph Tarbush Nicholas McIntyre
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. Churchill C Cambregling Edwin S Underhill Francis Bloodgood Jacob Jay (head-to-head) Josiah Churchill Lynde Catlin Mark Starr Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Thomas Stratton Warner Miller (head-to-head) William S Hamilton
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 John Henry Livingston M W %dr< Palmer Reuben S Goodell William H Vinining Michael F Collins (head-to-head) Richard M Esselstyn Ebenezer Winslow A Andrus Austin E Ford Billy Doxtater D Frank Allen Emerson Orvis Fernando Wood (head-to-head) Gospel Bill James H Bronson Richard L Baltimore
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 Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) John Tayler (head-to-head) Alric Man George Tibbits (head-to-head) L Bradley Dorr Sanford Benjamin Mooers George W Reid Gerrit Wendell Luman Wadhems Myron B Ferris Percy D Adams Platt Robert H Haskell
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.01%	Isaac Williams John Drake Clapp Caleb Hyde Charles D Pratt Ebenezer Wakely Franklin George Tibbits (head-to-head) James Hougteling Ladd Smith (head-to-head) Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) David Chamberlin Dodge Ebenezer F Norton Elmer S White George D Wickham Henry Vanderlyn John Tayler (head-to-head) Lemon Thompson Stephen O Runyon Swart
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 Randall Smith (head-to-head) Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Fernando Wood (head-to-head) Alphonzo A Hopkins Comfort Tyler Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) George Tibbits (head-to-head) Sill Valentine Brother Warner Miller (head-to-head)
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	William Denning Gurdon Mumford Washington T Henderson Dirck Gardenier Barnet Gardinier Benjamin Coe Townsend E Watson Gardiner Monson Morris James Lawrence V John N Jones (head-to-head) Benjamin W Seaman Frederick Shanewolfe George Gosman Jacob Jay (head-to-head) James Cheetham John Sidell Oliver Wolcott Smith (head-to-head) Stephen Jumal T H Walker Thomas Nixon William A Crane William H Ireland
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.08%	Benjamin Walker Eaker Thomas Converse Jedediah Sanger Jonathan Forman John Glover Mersereau Joshua Abraham Amdr Daniel Paris Garret Putnam Jacob Merkie John T Vicher Arthur Breese Benjamin C E Welch Nathaniel Ring

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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 November 9, 2026.