Joseph Kirkland

U.S. Representative
Born
January 18, 1770
Died
January 26, 1844
Age at death
74
Home state
New York
Party
federalist
On the ballot
1821
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kirkland3,608
Opponents2,785
1
Elections run

Joseph Kirkland (1770–1844), a Federalist politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1821 U.S. House election in New York's District 16 with 3,608 votes (56.44%), defeating Williams and Henry R Storrs and 8 other candidates.

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How many votes has Joseph Kirkland received?

Joseph Kirkland has received 3,608 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Joseph Kirkland’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1821U.S. HouseNew YorkWon3,60856.44%Williams
Henry R Storrs

Frederick Hart

Chester Hayden

Ralph Patrick

Robert J McCall

Smith

Benjamin Hickox

D Frank Allen

Charles R Seymour
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000235) and Wikidata (Q3389103). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joseph Kirkland: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joseph-kirkland. 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.