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) Brown James Guion (head-to-head) Samuel Snider
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. Churchill C Cambregling Edwin S Underhill Francis Bloodgood Josiah Churchill Lynde Catlin Mark Starr Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) Thomas Stratton Warner Miller William S Hamilton
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Henry Meigs Peter Wendover Dirck Gardenier (head-to-head) Andrew Gassner Freeborn Garretson Fernando Wood (head-to-head) James L Wells Howard Gillespie Myers James Guion (head-to-head) Nathan Sage (head-to-head) David B Ogden John Anthon John Tylee Phillip Brather Samuel A Lawrance Walter Peek
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Caleb Tompkins Abraham Odell (head-to-head) Jonathan Ward John D Blauvelt Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) William Requa 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 R H Ferguson (head-to-head) William Irving Benjamin Brewster John Efferts Joseph Cubbely Magnus Jacobson
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 John Lefferts Nathan Sage (head-to-head) Edward Ely George Gardener Gurdon Mumford Hamilton Fish Joseph S Vanwyck Michael Cashman Townsend (head-to-head) Vancleve C Mott Washington T Henderson (head-to-head) William Someville Williams
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,59723.7%	Mitchell William Paulding John B Cotes
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	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) E Watson Gardiner Monson Morris (head-to-head) James Lawrence V John N Jones (head-to-head) Benjamin W Seaman Frederick Shanewolfe George Gosman J A King (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
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8550.05%	Philip Van Cortlandt Peter Tallman Smith (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) Daniel D Tompkins Lockwood Robert A Osborn Samuel Marvine John G Ward Monson Morris (head-to-head) Samuel G Verbryck Samuel Gone Abraham Odell (head-to-head) Benjn Isaacs Ebenezer Purdy George Munro James Wilkin John N Jones (head-to-head) John Schenk Mason B Cole Peter Tallmadge Peter Tillman Phillip Van Corpland Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head)

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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.