Joseph S Vanwyck

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1812–1896

Career timeline

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5-5

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Vanwyck44,695

Opponents102,133

Elections run

Between 1812 and 1896, Joseph S Vanwyck ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 5. Vanwyck's biggest single-election total was 11,298 votes, in the 1868 U.S. House election in New York's District 11. Vanwyck's closest win came in the 1860 U.S. House election in New York's District 10, decided by 148 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 5, every U.S. House race in New York's District 11, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 10.

How many votes has Joseph S Vanwyck received?

Joseph S Vanwyck has received 44,695 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–5.

Election history

Joseph S Vanwyck’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1896	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8052.05%	Charles Bennett Thomas S Delaney Leo Schmidt T H Walker
1868	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	11,29849.3%	George Greene
1866	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	10,19450.65%	Andrew J Anderson
1860	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	8,31150.45%	Saintjohn
1858	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	6,68148.41%	Niven Friend
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	3,11971.02%	Derick B Stockholm Benjamin F Lewis Mitchell Frederick K Oakley Peter Aikin Andrew L Martin
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,79556.77%	Amon Tabor (head-to-head) J A King John Schenk
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.03%	Walter Patterson George S Schuyler Strong Amon Tabor (head-to-head) Philip G Skeller
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Egbert Benson Jotham Post William Irving R H Ferguson Jacob Jay Benjamin B Blydenburgh Billy Irvin John Bingham Nathan Sage John Lefferts Washington T Henderson Gurdon Mumford Townsend Williams Vancleve C Mott Hamilton Fish William Someville Edward Ely Michael Cashman George Gardener
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,48942.74%	Thomas Oakley

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joseph S Vanwyck: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joseph-s-vanwyck. 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.