Joseph Stanton

U.S. Representative
Born
July 19, 1739
Died
December 15, 1821
Age at death
82
Home state
Rhode Island
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1800–1804
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stanton5,704
Opponents12,214
3
Elections run

Between 1800 and 1804, Joseph Stanton ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Stanton's biggest single-election total was 2,604 votes, in the 1802 U.S. House election in Rhode Island's at-large district.

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How many votes has Joseph Stanton received?

Joseph Stanton has received 5,704 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Joseph Stanton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1804U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon1,60649.81%Nehemiah Knight (head-to-head)
1802U.S. HouseRhode IslandWon2,60430.74%Nehemiah Knight (head-to-head)
Thomas Tillinghast (head-to-head)

Elisha R Potter
1800U.S. HouseRhode IslandLost1,4940.37%Thomas Tillinghast (head-to-head)
Richard Jackson

Ashur Robbins

John Brown

Helme

Paul Mumford

Joseph Rice

Edward Manton
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000805) and Wikidata (Q431857). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joseph Stanton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joseph-stanton. 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.