Lindon Bates Jr.

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1812–1916

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jr.33,297

Opponents125,219

Elections run

Between 1812 and 1916, Lindon Bates Jr. ran in 8 U.S. House elections, losing all 8. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 9,764 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in New York's District 17.

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How many votes has Lindon Bates Jr. received?

Lindon Bates Jr. has received 33,297 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–8.

Election history

Lindon Bates Jr.’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1916	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9,76444.55%	John Carew (head-to-head) Adele Seltzer Alfred H Saunders
1914	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7,85141.15%	John Carew (head-to-head) Fernando Wood Howard Gillespie Myers
1912	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,51623.13%	John Carew (head-to-head) Charles Mills John A Wall John B Stark
1828	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6,65120.82%	Robert Rose Jehiel Halsey Dudley Marvin Harvey W Richardson
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.03%	Elisha Litchfield Hall Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) George Gardener John McWhorter (head-to-head) Sylvanus Barker V Samuel Sherwood George Munro James Geddes
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	William Rochester David Woodcock Richmond Elisha Camp Jonathan Richman Robert J McCall (head-to-head) Peter Hagar G L Halsey Charles R Seymour (head-to-head) William E Peabody (head-to-head) John J Jennings Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Wheeler (head-to-head) David Trepeck John Davidson James Woods Samuel Crittenden
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Albert Tracy Benjamin Ellicott Jeremiah T Brooks (head-to-head) John McWhorter (head-to-head) Andrew J Anderson William E Peabody (head-to-head) Charles R Seymour (head-to-head) David Eason Rice Rhinelander Waldo Frederick V P Bryan Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Daniel Biddlecome Robert J McCall (head-to-head) Wheeler (head-to-head)
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,5110.01%	Nathaniel Howell Samuel Hopkins Charles W Loomis Jeremiah T Brooks (head-to-head) Lucius C Atwater Alex Taylor Jr. Smith Edward C Baker

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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.