Jacob Houck

U.S. Representative
Born
January 14, 1801
Died
October 2, 1857
Age at death
56
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1840
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Houck11,210
Opponents31,476
1
Elections run

Jacob Houck (1801–1857), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1840 U.S. House election in New York's District 8 with 11,210 votes (26.26%), defeating Robert McClellan and Warner Miller and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Jacob Houck received?

Jacob Houck has received 11,210 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Jacob Houck’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1840U.S. HouseNew YorkWon11,21026.26%Robert McClellan
Warner Miller

Justus McKinstry
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000810) and Wikidata (Q1383619). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jacob Houck: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jacob-houck. Accessed [date].

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.