Joshua Atherton
U.S. House candidate
- Born
- January 1, 1737
- Died
- January 1, 1809
- Age at death
- 72
- Home state
- New Hampshire
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1788–1792
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Atherton917
Opponents26,096
2
Elections run
Between 1788 and 1792, Joshua Atherton ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Atherton's biggest single-election total was 515 votes, in the 1788 U.S. House election in New Hampshire's at-large district.
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How many votes has Joshua Atherton received?
Joshua Atherton has received 917 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1792 | U.S. HouseNew Hampshire | Lost | 402 | Jeremiah Smith Nicholas Gilman (head-to-head) John Sherburne Paine Wingate Abiel Foster James Shease Nathaniel Peabody (head-to-head) Timothy Walker William Page |
| 1788 | U.S. HouseNew Hampshire | Lost | 5154.86% | Nicholas Gilman (head-to-head) Paine Wingate Samuel Livermore Benjamin West Abiel Foster Frank L Sullivan Nathaniel Peabody (head-to-head) Pierce Long Benjamin Bellows Moses Dow Woodbury Langdon |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q55754245). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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