Nathaniel Smith

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 6, 1762
Died: March 9, 1822
Age at death: 60
Home state: Connecticut
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1794–1798

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Smith3,815

Opponents79,822

Elections run

Between 1794 and 1798, Nathaniel Smith ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 2. Smith's biggest single-election total was 2,153 votes, in the 1796 U.S. House election in Connecticut's at-large district.

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How many votes has Nathaniel Smith received?

Nathaniel Smith has received 3,815 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.

Election history

Nathaniel Smith’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1798	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	1060.29%	John Allen (head-to-head) Chauncey Goodrich (head-to-head) Samuel Dana (head-to-head) William Edmond (head-to-head) Roger Griswold (head-to-head) Jonathan Brace John Davenport Elizur Goodrich Timothy Pitkin Benjamin Talmadge John Smith Charles Perkins Calvin Goddard Baldwin John Treadwell (head-to-head) Silas T Hosmer
1796	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Won	2,15311.57%	Uriah Tracy (head-to-head) Roger Griswold (head-to-head) Joshua Coit (head-to-head) Zephaniah Swift (head-to-head) Chauncey Goodrich (head-to-head) Samuel Dana (head-to-head) James Davenport (head-to-head) David Dagget John Allen (head-to-head) William Edmond (head-to-head) John Treadwell (head-to-head) Gid Granger
1794	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	1,5565.57%	James Hillhouse Joshua Coit (head-to-head) Jonathan Trumbull Uriah Tracy (head-to-head) Roger Griswold (head-to-head) Zephaniah Swift (head-to-head) Chauncey Goodrich (head-to-head) Samuel Whittlesey Dana James Davenport (head-to-head) William Edmond Allen John Treadwell (head-to-head) David Daggett

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000595) and Wikidata (Q1966804). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.