Joseph Hugg

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New Jersey
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1791

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Hugg356

Opponents31,982

Elections run

Joseph Hugg, an Independent politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1791 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district to Abraham Clark, receiving 356 votes (1.1%).

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How many votes has Joseph Hugg received?

Joseph Hugg has received 356 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Joseph Hugg’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1791	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	3561.1%	Abraham Clark Jonathan Dayton Elias Boudinot Aaron Kitchell James Cadwalader James Linn Thomas Sinnickson Robert Hoops Thomas Henderson John Witherspoon John Beatty John Sheppard Abraham Ogden Joseph Ellis James Schureman John Harring Samuel Dick Bayard Job Smith Ebenezer Elmer Jeremiah Eldridge Franklin Davenport Robert Hooper Richard Howell Samuel Sharp Cornelius Harrison Joseph Bloomfield Batoman Lloyd James Parker Archibald Campbell William Euguisjinsky Garrit Lydulum Abraham Ryerson Harvey Lord John Benson Adonijah Schuyler George J Dooremus

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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.