Joseph Belford

U.S. Representative
Born
August 5, 1852
Died
May 3, 1917
Age at death
64
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1896
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Belford27,191
Opponents18,552
1
Elections run

Joseph Belford (1852–1917), a Republican politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1896 U.S. House election in New York's District 1 with 27,191 votes (59.44%), defeating William D Marvel and William A Hazard and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Joseph Belford received?

Joseph Belford has received 27,191 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Joseph Belford’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseNew YorkWon27,19159.44%William D Marvel
William A Hazard

John N Jones
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000327) and Wikidata (Q129751). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joseph Belford: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joseph-belford. Accessed [date].

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.