James Imlay

U.S. Representative
Born
November 26, 1764
Died
March 6, 1823
Age at death
58
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1797
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
0
Total Popular VotesLifetime
1
Elections run

James Imlay (1764–1823), an Independent politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1797 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district, defeating Thomas Sinnickson and Jonathan Dayton and 2 other candidates.

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Election history

James Imlay’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1797U.S. HouseNew JerseyWonThomas Sinnickson
Jonathan Dayton

James Schureman

Mark Thomson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (I000011) and Wikidata (Q1680547). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Imlay: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-imlay. 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.