James A Peck

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1802–1968

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Peck15,258

Opponents587,501

Elections run

Between 1802 and 1968, James A Peck ran in 10 U.S. House elections, losing all 10. Peck's biggest single-election total was 4,979 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in New York's District 42.

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How many votes has James A Peck received?

James A Peck has received 15,258 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–10.

Election history

James A Peck’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1968	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,9491.18%	Henry Smith (head-to-head) Oconnor
1964	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,7972.16%	Henry Smith (head-to-head) Wesley J Hilts
1960	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,9792.26%	John Pillion McCabe
1856	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,52528.29%	Amos Granger George W Beach
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.05%	Hosea Moffitt Thomas Peter Crandall John W Schermerhorn D Marvin Filkins Grosvenor James Dole Simon Viele Smith John Moshure John N Carmerhorn V Benjamin Covill Avery Cronkhite Hosea Moffe Bartholomew Harley Williams (head-to-head) Clara B Mann
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	John Russell F R Gilbert (head-to-head) Andrew L Martin Erastus Root (head-to-head) Benjamin Gold (head-to-head) Gussie Reed George Grenell Hiram G Hotchkiss Combs John M Donald John Rawson Elmer S White Lithgow Osborne Williams (head-to-head) John Brimer Jonathan Nicholls Benajah Bundy Abel Card Peter Van Ness Rockwell Kent (head-to-head) Oliver Phelps Monson Morris Benjamin Gilbirt Marvin Wilson Adam Hasay James P Cannon Reuben Backingham Cyrus Lad Ephraim Sturtvert Henry Bradt Aaron Burr Kenneth Cameron Edward B %dr< Foote
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Nathan Williams Benjamin Gold (head-to-head) Huntington (head-to-head) Benjamin F Lewis Jonathan Burkin John Broome Henry Coffin
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.06%	J N M Hurd Uri Tracy Edward Edwards G L Halsey David A Howell (head-to-head) Comfort Tyler Benjamin Gold (head-to-head) Payne Huntington (head-to-head) James L Wells William V A Waterman William I Vredenbergh Obadiah Yeomans Peter Betts Warner Miller John Ballard John Osgood Judas Iscariot John McWhorter Caleb Keep
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Silas Halsey David A Howell (head-to-head) James R Grover Bernard Hughes Oliver Phelps Stanley Faulkner Walter P Nicoll James Van Horn Silas Hasey Guy C Humphrey Peter Demas Fred W Hewitt Willard C Price Rockwell Kent (head-to-head) Jabesh Goran Edward C Baker Jedediah Sanger Thomas G Sayre Fernando Wood Isaac C Andrews William Harris Uri Tracy
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Erastus Root (head-to-head) F R Gilbert (head-to-head) Lucas Elmendorf Rockwell Kent (head-to-head) William Sammons Sloman Wattels Adriance Peter Maker James Lawrence V Patrick Lamb Joseph B Cooper Luther Rich Solomon Sutherland

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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.