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%	Isaac Williams Platt N Chase Isaac Seelye Andrew J Campbell (head-to-head) Elmer S White (head-to-head) George Starkweather Henry Holland Isaac Hays 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) Anthony J B Ross Ezekiel Crocker Martin G Schuneman Abraham Vannostrand Baldwin Caleb Eldred George Harpur Guy C Humphrey Heman Kelsey Henry Metcalf Lemon Thompson Seth Chace William S Patterson David Buttolph Ebenezer Wakely Joseph B Cooper Obadiah German Otis G Pike Tilly Lynde
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) Perow Cortland Peter De Noyelles (head-to-head)
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.01%	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 Frederick Shanewolfe George Gosman J A King Jacob Jay (head-to-head) James Cheetham John Sidell Oliver Wolcott Smith (head-to-head) Stephen Jumal T H Walker Thomas Nixon William A Crane William H Ireland
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 Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) F R Gilbert (head-to-head) Richard Raifield David G Fisch Edward Ely Isaac Webbers James Wilkin (head-to-head) John N Jones (head-to-head) Jonathan Cooley Jonathan Fisks Myron B Ferris Robert A Osborn (head-to-head) Warner Miller William Bodle
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.14%	Philip Van Cortlandt (head-to-head) Jacob Jay (head-to-head) Peter Tallman Smith (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) Daniel D Tompkins Lockwood Robert A Osborn (head-to-head) Samuel Marvine John G Ward (head-to-head) Samuel G Verbryck Samuel Gone Abraham Odell Benjn Isaacs Ebenezer Purdy George Munro James Wilkin (head-to-head) John N Jones (head-to-head) John Schenk (head-to-head) Mason B Cole Peter Tallmadge Peter Tillman Phillip Van Corpland Sylvanus Barker V
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	90.01%	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) Allan L Benson Andrew Heister Benjamin Knap George Schmelz James L Wells John Henry Livingston M W %dr< Palmer Semour Sherwin Townsend (head-to-head) William Hoffmaster
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 Combs Elmer S White (head-to-head) Hiram G Hotchkiss John M Donald John Rawson Lithgow Osborne Aaron Burr Abel Card Adam Hasay Benajah Bundy Benjamin Gilbirt Cyrus Lad Edward B %dr< Foote Ephraim Sturtvert Henry Bradt James A Peck James P Cannon John Brimer Jonathan Nicholls Kenneth Cameron Marvin Wilson Oliver Phelps Peter Van Ness Reuben Backingham Rockwell Kent Williams
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 Edwin Wright V George C Owens James S Frost John Hyatt John Schenk (head-to-head) William Whitney (head-to-head)
1794	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	65549.06%	Philip Van Cortlandt (head-to-head)

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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 November 9, 2026.