John Spencer

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 8, 1788
Died: May 17, 1855
Age at death: 67
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1816–1818

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Spencer8,061

Opponents41,888

Elections run

Between 1816 and 1818, John Spencer ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Spencer's biggest single-election total was 8,053 votes, in the 1816 U.S. House election in New York's District 21.

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How many votes has John Spencer received?

John Spencer has received 8,061 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

John Spencer’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8	Nathaniel Allen Albert Tracy Benjamin Ellicott (head-to-head) Richmond Edward C Baker Warren P Bender House Evans Enos Pomeroy Lot Row Warner Miller David A Howell Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) R S Stevens Philo Orton Gamaliel H Barstow James O Cleveland Hezekiah L Hosmer Enoch Nobles John Lewis Childs Albert H Picketts Andrew Backus A H Pickets Gideon Granger Wadsworth Lithgow Osborne Oliver Phelps Robert A Osborn Payne Moses Maynard Abraham Matteson Augustine J Marvin Harvey Montgomery Chauncey L Shelden William H Douglass Hill Alva Carpenter William D Stewart Robinson J Q Leak Porter Wm Filbe Amasa J Parker Ebenezer F Norton (head-to-head) Elijah Holt Ezra Ludden Joel Dorman Thomas Hustler Smith (head-to-head) Jonathan Child Louis W Elliott Wagener Jacob Steeples Myr Hody Israel Chapin Jonah Hallet Jenkins George McGunigher Daniel Cruger Thomas H Jackson Dunkirk Garnsey Amos J Cummings Josiah Churchill Wilhemus Myndrees Benjamin F Lewis (head-to-head) William Carwell
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	8,05326.98%	Benjamin Ellicott (head-to-head) George L Church Graham Newell Micah Brooks Samuel Colt Ebenezer F Norton (head-to-head) Strong Smith (head-to-head) Jediah Prendigrass Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Benjamin F Lewis (head-to-head) Benj Elect Daniel D Tompkins William A Prendergast John Knox John Tayler Frederick Hart Mallory

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000727) and Wikidata (Q1381825). 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.