J Merton Rose

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1810–1964

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Rose92,780

Opponents540,055

Elections run

Between 1810 and 1964, J Merton Rose ran in 14 U.S. House elections, losing all 14. Rose's biggest single-election total was 34,084 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in New York's District 22.

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How many votes has J Merton Rose received?

J Merton Rose has received 92,780 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–14.

Election history

J Merton Rose’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1964	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	15,38014.11%	James H. Scheuer Thomas Rockwell
1956	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	34,08424.69%	James Healey James L Wells
1954	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7,5265.47%	Henry Latham Thomas A Dent
1954	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	18,95217.84%	Sidney Fine Louis Schifrin Anita Friedlander
1912	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,07815.9%	Daniel Riordan Charles Mills John H W Nagle William T Magrath
1900	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2290.4%	Sereno Payne Robert L Drummond Delos J Cotten
1850	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,66147.02%	John Floyd
1846	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,35345.32%	Frederick Lord
1846	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	630.58%	Daniel Stjohn Robert Monell
1836	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,29738.11%	Thomas Jackson
1834	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,15241.51%	Abel Huntingdon
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.02%	Cadwallader Colden Peter Sharpe Silas Wood Smith (head-to-head) Cadwallader D Colder William Morgan Henry Eckford Churchill C Cambreling Huntington R S Stevens Roderick Stephens (head-to-head) Samuel Bayard Matthew Clarkson Henry Kneeland Nathan Sage Abraham Bgrnee
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.06%	Jeremiah Pierson Smith (head-to-head) Peter S Van Orden Roderick Stephens (head-to-head) Bert Clark Jeremiah Piersons
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Daniel Avery William Harris John Horris Jacob Teeple John Hurris Wm Floyd John Knox Isaac Swartwood Daniel D Tompkins Peter Leconte Martin Reminington John Hans Ellis Woodworth John Jayne

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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.