Monson Morris

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1794–1958

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Morris187,646

Opponents397,513

Elections run

Between 1794 and 1958, Monson Morris ran in 18 U.S. House elections, losing all 18. Morris's biggest single-election total was 54,153 votes, in the 1958 U.S. House election in New York's District 29.

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How many votes has Monson Morris received?

Monson Morris has received 187,646 popular votes across 18 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–18.

Election history

Monson Morris’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1958	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	54,15334.22%	James Wharton
1942	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	51,19037.11%	William Byrne
1928	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	34,17531.89%	Archie Sanders Conrad Weber
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	19,51937.51%	William Cocks (head-to-head) Cassius K Michael John A Burgher William A Simons
1906	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	14,41838.52%	William Cocks (head-to-head) George R Scott
1878	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6,73229.53%	Henry Vanaernam Vinton Calvin Chamberlain
1832	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,03945.11%	Sherman Page
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.21%	George Starkweather Isaac Williams Platt N Chase Isaac Seelye Henry Holland Elmer S White (head-to-head) Isaac Hays Andrew J Campbell (head-to-head) James Hawks
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1	Robert Monell Joseph Lyman Andrew J Campbell (head-to-head) Charles D Pratt Platt William Whitney (head-to-head) Ezekiel Crocker Anthony J B Ross Martin G Schuneman Baldwin Abraham Vannostrand Heman Kelsey Guy C Humphrey William S Patterson Caleb Eldred Lemon Thompson Seth Chace Henry Metcalf George Harpur David Buttolph Ebenezer Wakely Tilly Lynde Joseph B Cooper Obadiah German Otis G Pike
1814	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,44443.81%	Jonathan Ward Phillip Vancourtlandt
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,2690.03%	Peter Denoyelles Pierre Vancortland Pierre Vancortlanddt Phillip Vancortlandt (head-to-head) Peter De Noyelles (head-to-head) Perow Cortland
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.01%	J A King William Denning Gurdon Mumford Washington T Henderson Dirck Gardenier Barnet Gardinier Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) Townsend (head-to-head) E Watson Gardiner James Lawrence V John N Jones (head-to-head) Benjamin W Seaman William H Ireland Stephen Jumal Thomas Nixon Oliver Wolcott T H Walker John Sidell William A Crane Smith (head-to-head) George Gosman Frederick Shanewolfe Jacob Jay (head-to-head) James Cheetham
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Jonathan Fisk Richard Hatfield (head-to-head) Elmer S White (head-to-head) Richard Hetfield Hamilton Fish (head-to-head) Phillip Vancortlandt (head-to-head) Samuel Tenbroeck Richard Raifield F R Gilbert (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) William Bodle Isaac Webbers Warner Miller Robert A Osborn (head-to-head) Jonathan Cooley Edward Ely Jonathan Fisks John N Jones (head-to-head) Myron B Ferris James Wilkin (head-to-head) David G Fisch
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.14%	Jacob Jay (head-to-head) Philip Van Cortlandt (head-to-head) Peter Tallman Smith (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) Lockwood Samuel Marvine Robert A Osborn (head-to-head) Daniel D Tompkins John G Ward (head-to-head) Samuel Gone Samuel G Verbryck John N Jones (head-to-head) Benjn Isaacs Ebenezer Purdy John Schenk (head-to-head) Mason B Cole Sylvanus Barker V Peter Tillman Abraham Odell George Munro James Wilkin (head-to-head) Peter Tallmadge Phillip Van Corpland
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	90.01%	John Henry Livingston Gurdon Mumford George Clinton John B Coles Hamilton Fish (head-to-head) John R Livinston John N Jones (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) John G Ward (head-to-head) Townsend (head-to-head) Semour Sherwin Allan L Benson Benjamin Knap M W %dr< Palmer William Hoffmaster George Schmelz James L Wells Andrew Heister
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	John Russell F R Gilbert (head-to-head) Andrew L Martin Erastus Root Benjamin Gold Gussie Reed George Grenell Hiram G Hotchkiss Combs John M Donald John Rawson Elmer S White (head-to-head) Lithgow Osborne Williams John Brimer Jonathan Nicholls Benajah Bundy Abel Card Peter Van Ness Rockwell Kent Oliver Phelps Benjamin Gilbirt Marvin Wilson Adam Hasay James P Cannon Reuben Backingham James A Peck Cyrus Lad Ephraim Sturtvert Henry Bradt Aaron Burr Kenneth Cameron Edward B %dr< Foote
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	291.81%	Philip Van Cortlandt (head-to-head) Peter Talman John N Jones (head-to-head) Richard Hatfield (head-to-head) Leroy C Lane Peter De Noyelles (head-to-head) James Onderdoak James S Frost George C Owens John Hyatt Edwin Wright V William Whitney (head-to-head) John Schenk (head-to-head)
1794	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	65549.06%	Philip Van Cortlandt (head-to-head)

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Monson Morris: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/monson-morris. 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.