John Henry Livingston

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1790–1928

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Livingston88,149

Opponents251,366

Elections run

Between 1790 and 1928, John Henry Livingston ran in 24 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 22. Livingston's biggest single-election total was 34,993 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in New York's District 27. Livingston's closest win came in the 1794 U.S. House election in New York's District 2, decided by 205 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 27, every U.S. House race in New York's District 16, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 15.

How many votes has John Henry Livingston received?

John Henry Livingston has received 88,149 popular votes across 24 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–22.

Election history

John Henry Livingston’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1928	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	34,99337.16%	Harcourt Pratt
1922	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2390.72%	William Cockran Oconnor Jessie W Hughan
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	690.23%	Jacob Olcott Rhinelander Waldo Charles Doughety
1898	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	19,56549.05%	Aaron Cochrane Howard Gillespie Myers Lawrence A Boland
1868	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8,21844.07%	Orange Ferriss
1830	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,58643.2%	John King
1828	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,68842.5%	Peter Borst
1824	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,21047.16%	Bartow White
1824	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,08940.03%	James Strong (head-to-head)
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1	Reuben Walworth Nathaniel Pitcher John Grary Murray Gross William H Douglass O Richard Judson Asa Hascall Zebulon R Shipherd Rebecca Finch Simon Viele M W %dr< Palmer (head-to-head) Gray Anson Cary Reuben S Goodell (head-to-head) Nath Bilbe Rowland Day John Csary
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.06%	Micah Sterling W E Keyes Reuben S Goodell (head-to-head) William H Vinining M W %dr< Palmer (head-to-head) Richard M Esselstyn Michael F Collins Ebenezer Winslow D Frank Allen Emerson Orvis Billy Doxtater A Andrus Austin E Ford Richard L Baltimore J A King Fernando Wood (head-to-head) Gospel Bill James H Bronson
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7330.03%	James Strong (head-to-head) Warner Miller
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,27147.2%	Lee (head-to-head) John I Vanalen (head-to-head) Joseph A Bailey Smith (head-to-head) James Tallmadge
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Schuyle9. Phillip I John I Vanalen (head-to-head) Lee (head-to-head) Philip Schuyler
1814	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,90938.32%	Thomas Grosvenor
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4060.01%	Zebulon Shipherd Elisha Winter Smith (head-to-head) Reuben P Skinner James Savage (head-to-head) William H Daniels Grosvenor Elisha Wonter Roger Grissel Roger Scinner Henry Mattison Wheeler Fernando Wood (head-to-head)
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.05%	James Emott Rufus P Johnston Benjamin F Lewis Daniel C Verplanck Joel Denton Napper Tandy Hezekiah Vankeuren Elliot W Horton Theron Rudd
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Gurdon Mumford George Clinton John B Coles Hamilton Fish John R Livinston Monson Morris John N Jones Benjamin Coe John G Ward Townsend Semour Sherwin Allan L Benson Benjamin Knap M W %dr< Palmer (head-to-head) William Hoffmaster George Schmelz James L Wells Andrew Heister
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,0870.02%	John Bird Ellis Woodworth John Bud William J Yates F R Gilbert Dirck Gardenier John Lovitt James Savage (head-to-head) Leroy C Lane Cortlandt S Vanrensselaer
1796	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,36256.59%	Watson
1794	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,84352.94%	Mae P Watts (head-to-head)
1793	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	70727.41%	Mae P Watts (head-to-head)
1793	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	94834.09%	Ezekiel Gilbert Peter Van Ness
1790	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,21841.57%	Peter Silvester

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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.