James Cheetham

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1806–1808

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cheetham2

Opponents23,448

Elections run

Between 1806 and 1808, James Cheetham ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Cheetham's biggest single-election total was 1 votes, in the 1808 U.S. House election in New York's District 2.

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How many votes has James Cheetham received?

James Cheetham has received 2 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

James Cheetham’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	J A King William Denning Gurdon Mumford Washington T Henderson Dirck Gardenier Barnet Gardinier Benjamin Coe Townsend Monson Morris E Watson Gardiner James Lawrence V John N Jones Benjamin W Seaman William H Ireland Stephen Jumal Thomas Nixon Oliver Wolcott T H Walker John Sidell William A Crane Smith George Gosman Frederick Shanewolfe Jacob Jay
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.06%	David Thomas Jacob Snell Anthony I Blanchard Joseph Fitch James Savage Russell Wheeler George W Reid Robert Pacel Bert Clark William D Stewart Richard T Mosher Alphonzo A Hopkins William Leigh John Herkimer Daniel Malon William Tist William Robarie Alexander M Nith D Frank Allen Thomas Denis Duty M Intyre Williams Robert M Nab Reuben Whallon Charles Stanton John G Proudfit Joseph Harrington William Trueman Andrew Haggart Gerrit Wendel Charles A Hitchcock Isaac Serjeant David Force

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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.