Lee

(name as recorded in the historical source)

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1816–1964

Career timeline

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1964Rep

1-18

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Lee191,896

Opponents579,799

Elections run

Between 1816 and 1964, Lee ran in 19 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 18. Lee's biggest single-election total was 41,110 votes, in the 1924 U.S. House election in New York's District 6. Lee's closest win came in the 1816 U.S. House election in New York's District 4, decided by 259 votes.

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How many votes has Lee received?

Lee has received 191,896 popular votes across 19 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–18.

Election history

Lee’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1964	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,4611.62%	Jonathan B. Bingham Patrick J Foley John P Hagan
1928	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	35,93540.63%	Loring Black (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head)
1926	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	26,29542.68%	Loring Black (head-to-head) Samuel L Mailman
1926	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8465.2%	Christopher Sullivan (head-to-head) John Fanelle Charles Krumbein
1924	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	41,11045.79%	Andrew Somers William W Passage
1924	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	23,71531.11%	Thaddeus Sweet
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8,51532.06%	Nathan Perlman
1918	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,50233.38%	Christopher Sullivan (head-to-head) Andrew J Perry
1912	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,0857.61%	Thomas Patten Amos R E Pinchot S Walter Kaufman Elzey E Meacham
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	22,57644.5%	William Redfield Bernard J Riley William C Milliken
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4231.07%	William Draper Charles M Tower Fred W Hewitt William Nugent
1894	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1980.53%	Charles Tracey George Southwick Wheeler John C Wieland
1884	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4761.41%	William Stahlnecker McAlpin
1860	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7,11133.21%	Reuben Fenton
1836	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,78247.09%	Richard Marvin
1834	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,94644.18%	Abner Hazeltine
1832	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,38749.97%	Daniel Wardwel
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,53052.59%	John Henry Livingston (head-to-head) John I Vanalen (head-to-head) Joseph A Bailey Smith (head-to-head) James Tallmadge
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.06%	Schuyle9. Phillip I John I Vanalen (head-to-head) Philip Schuyler John Henry Livingston (head-to-head)

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Lee: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/lee-new-york. 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.