Moss Cent

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1808

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cent1

Opponents4,464

Elections run

Moss Cent, an Independent politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1808 U.S. House election in New York's District 10 to John Nicholson, receiving 1 votes (0.02%).

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How many votes has Moss Cent received?

Moss Cent has received 1 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Moss Cent’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Albert S Barnes John Nicholson Rockwell Kent Joshua Hatheway Thomas R Gord Washington T Henderson Lucius C Atwater Henry Mneil Wilhelmus Mynderse Aaron Henry Alphonzo A Hopkins Jonathan Forman G L Halsey Luther Rich Sylvanus Smalley Moss Rent Francis Bloodgood William Whitney Andrew L Martin Thomas Manly John H Nichols Thomas Stebins Lyman Munson Corlis Hindes Andrew A Bartow Edwin Wright V Charles Mills Edmund L Weston Peter P Meesick John Budlong Austin E Ford Nicholason Isaac C Andrews John M Petrie

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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.