Job Dodd

U.S. House candidate
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1813–1856
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dodd6,517
Opponents33,374
2
Elections run

Between 1813 and 1856, Job Dodd ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Dodd's biggest single-election total was 6,480 votes, in the 1856 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 5.

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How many votes has Job Dodd received?

Job Dodd has received 6,517 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Job Dodd’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1856U.S. HouseNew JerseyLost6,48030.54%Wortene
Betts
1813U.S. HouseNew JerseyLost370.2%Lewis Condict
Thomas Ward

A C Thompson

John N Cumming

Adam Boyd

Condit

Samuel Pennington

Clark Jr.

Mahlon Dickeson

Henry Dalton
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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.