John Nicholson

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 1, 1765
Died: January 20, 1820
Age at death: 55
Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1808–1810

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Nicholson2,359

Opponents9,608

Elections run

Between 1808 and 1810, John Nicholson ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Nicholson's biggest single-election total was 2,350 votes, in the 1808 U.S. House election in New York's District 10.

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How many votes has John Nicholson received?

John Nicholson has received 2,359 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

John Nicholson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	90.12%	Austin E Ford (head-to-head) Silas Stow Lucius C Atwater (head-to-head) Silas Stowr Charles W Richards Silas Staw Nathaniel Merriam Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) George A Hunter John Nicholonson Corlis Hinds Townsend John Broome Reuben P Skinner Benedict Richard Coxe Oscar W Swift M P Bush Reuben Humphries James Hawley Smith Thomas Rockwell Daniel D Tompkins
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,3500.02%	Albert S Barnes Rockwell Kent Joshua Hatheway Thomas R Gord Washington T Henderson Lucius C Atwater (head-to-head) Henry Mneil Wilhelmus Mynderse Aaron Henry Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Jonathan Forman G L Halsey Luther Rich Sylvanus Smalley Moss Rent Francis Bloodgood William Whitney Andrew L Martin Thomas Manly John H Nichols Thomas Stebins Lyman Munson Corlis Hindes Andrew A Bartow Edwin Wright V Charles Mills Edmund L Weston Peter P Meesick John Budlong Austin E Ford (head-to-head) Nicholason Isaac C Andrews John M Petrie Moss Cent

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1619224). 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.