James Savage

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1800–1868

Career timeline

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0-6

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Savage2,454

Opponents58,759

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1868, James Savage ran in 6 U.S. House elections, losing all 6. Savage's biggest single-election total was 1,759 votes, in the 1868 U.S. House election in New York's District 9.

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How many votes has James Savage received?

James Savage has received 2,454 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–6.

Election history

James Savage’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1868	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,7596.9%	Fernando Wood Thomas
1860	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6756.05%	Benjamin Wood James T Williamson
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	70.05%	Zebulon Shipherd Elisha Winter Smith Reuben P Skinner John Henry Livingston (head-to-head) William H Daniels Grosvenor Elisha Wonter Roger Grissel Roger Scinner Henry Mattison Wheeler (head-to-head) Fernando Wood
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	110.59%	David Thomas (head-to-head) Jacob Snell Anthony I Blanchard Joseph Fitch Russell (head-to-head) Wheeler (head-to-head) George W Reid Robert Pacel Bert Clark (head-to-head) William D Stewart Richard T Mosher Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) William Leigh John Herkimer Daniel Malon William Tist William Robarie Alexander M Nith D Frank Allen James Cheetham Thomas Denis Duty M Intyre Williams (head-to-head) 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
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	David Thomas (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Russell (head-to-head) Bert Clark (head-to-head) Meriweather Stuart Waters Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head)
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	John Bird John Henry Livingston (head-to-head) Ellis Woodworth John Bud William J Yates F R Gilbert Dirck Gardenier John Lovitt Leroy C Lane Cortlandt S Vanrensselaer

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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.