Jacob Tyson

U.S. Representative
Born
October 8, 1773
Died
July 16, 1848
Age at death
74
Home state
New York
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1822
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Tyson1,745
Opponents174
1
Elections run

Jacob Tyson (1773–1848), an Independent politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1822 U.S. House election in New York's District 2 with 1,745 votes (90.93%), defeating Jacob Patchen.

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How many votes has Jacob Tyson received?

Jacob Tyson has received 1,745 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Jacob Tyson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1822U.S. HouseNew YorkWon1,74590.93%Jacob Patchen
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000453) and Wikidata (Q168604). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jacob Tyson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jacob-tyson. 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.