John Taylor

U.S. Representative
Born
March 26, 1784
Died
September 18, 1854
Age at death
70
Home state
New York
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1812–1830
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Taylor22,286
Opponents18,801
9
Elections run

Between 1812 and 1830, John Taylor ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Taylor's biggest single-election total was 3,533 votes, in the 1828 U.S. House election in New York's District 17. Taylor's closest win came in the 1821 U.S. House election in New York's District 11, decided by 202 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 17, every U.S. House race in New York's District 11, or all 1830 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John Taylor received?

John Taylor has received 22,286 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

John Taylor’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1830U.S. HouseNew YorkWon2,59741.99%John H Young (head-to-head)
Dunkirk Garnsey
1828U.S. HouseNew YorkWon3,53354.92%Floyd Cramer
1826U.S. HouseNew YorkWon2,91057.51%Alphens Goodrich
1822U.S. HouseNew YorkWon2,50554.21%M W %dr< Palmer
1821U.S. HouseNew YorkWon2,24652.26%Guert Vanschoonhoven
Jonathan Child

William J Drake
1818U.S. HouseNew YorkWon2,28271.96%Lemon Thompson
James McRea

Thomas Moon
1816U.S. HouseNew YorkWon1,80153.33%John H Young (head-to-head)
Elisha Powell (head-to-head)
1814U.S. HouseNew YorkWon2,18358.38%Elisha Powell (head-to-head)
1812U.S. HouseNew YorkWon2,22953.03%William D Stewart
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000091) and Wikidata (Q343870). 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.