Jacob Jay

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1806–1936

Career timeline

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1818Rep 1821Rep 1822Rep 1844Rep 1936Rep

0-11

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jay16,609

Opponents381,788

Elections run

Between 1806 and 1936, Jacob Jay ran in 11 U.S. House elections, losing all 11. Jay's biggest single-election total was 6,347 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in New York's District 24.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 24, every U.S. House race in New York's District 7, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 4.

How many votes has Jacob Jay received?

Jacob Jay has received 16,609 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–11.

Election history

Jacob Jay’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1936	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6,3472.25%	James Fitzpatrick Alva Carpenter E Primoff
1844	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	220.2%	Joseph Anderson Barretto
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	33310.32%	Joel Frost Smith (head-to-head) Samuel Snider James Guion (head-to-head) Brown
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	John Morgan C G Cambrelling Henry Eckford Cadwallader D Colden Smith (head-to-head) J Franklin Sharp Curchill Camballing Fernando Wood (head-to-head) J A King (head-to-head) Alex Taylor Jr. William S Hamilton Warner Miller Lynde Catlin Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Churchill C Cambregling Thomas Stratton Francis Bloodgood Mark Starr Josiah Churchill Edwin S Underhill
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Freeborn Garretson Henry Meigs Peter Wendover Dirck Gardenier (head-to-head) Andrew Gassner Fernando Wood (head-to-head) James L Wells Howard Gillespie Myers James Guion (head-to-head) Nathan Sage (head-to-head) Phillip Brather Walter Peek John Tylee Samuel A Lawrance John Anthon David B Ogden
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Caleb Tompkins Abraham Odell (head-to-head) Jonathan Ward John D Blauvelt William Requa Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Nathan Merrit
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,44624.71%	John Lefferts Ebenezer Sage Benjamin B Blydenburgh (head-to-head) Allan L Benson Post William Irving R H Ferguson (head-to-head) John Efferts Benjamin Brewster Magnus Jacobson Joseph Cubbely
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.03%	Egbert Benson Jotham Post William Irving R H Ferguson (head-to-head) Benjamin B Blydenburgh (head-to-head) Billy Irvin John Bingham Nathan Sage (head-to-head) John Lefferts Washington T Henderson (head-to-head) Gurdon Mumford Townsend (head-to-head) Williams Joseph S Vanwyck Vancleve C Mott Hamilton Fish William Someville Edward Ely Michael Cashman George Gardener
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,59723.7%	William Paulding Mitchell John B Cotes
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	J A King (head-to-head) William Denning Gurdon Mumford Washington T Henderson (head-to-head) Dirck Gardenier (head-to-head) Barnet Gardinier Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) Townsend (head-to-head) Monson Morris (head-to-head) 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 James Cheetham
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8550.05%	Philip Van Cortlandt Peter Tallman Smith (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) Lockwood Samuel Marvine Robert A Osborn Daniel D Tompkins John G Ward Monson Morris (head-to-head) Samuel Gone Samuel G Verbryck John N Jones (head-to-head) Benjn Isaacs Ebenezer Purdy John Schenk Mason B Cole Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Peter Tillman Abraham Odell (head-to-head) George Munro James Wilkin Peter Tallmadge Phillip Van Corpland

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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.