James Matlack

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 11, 1775
Died: January 16, 1840
Age at death: 65
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1820–1822

Career timeline

1820Rep 1822Rep

2-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Matlack3,362

Opponents25,722

Elections run

Between 1820 and 1822, James Matlack ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning all 2. Matlack's biggest single-election total was 3,362 votes, in the 1820 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district.

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How many votes has James Matlack received?

James Matlack has received 3,362 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

James Matlack’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1822	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	—	George Cassedy (head-to-head) Ephraim Bateman (head-to-head) Lewis Condict (head-to-head) Samuel Swan (head-to-head) George Holcombe (head-to-head)
1820	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	3,36211.56%	Ephraim Bateman (head-to-head) George Holcombe (head-to-head) George Cassedy (head-to-head) Samuel Swan (head-to-head) John Linn Lewis Condict (head-to-head) Frederick Frelinghuysen James Parker John Rutherford Joseph McIlvaine Henry Southard Joseph Hopkinson Josiah Hornblower Charles Kinsey Thomas T Kinney Richard Stockton A C Thompson Charles Ewing Abraham Ogden Caleb Newbold Benjamin Bennett Jesse Upson Bernard Smith John Condit James Wilson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000245) and Wikidata (Q1680773). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.