Perry Belmont

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 28, 1851
Died: May 25, 1947
Age at death: 95
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1880–1886

Career timeline

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4-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Belmont77,829

Opponents57,458

Elections run

Between 1880 and 1886, Perry Belmont ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Belmont's biggest single-election total was 22,050 votes, in the 1884 U.S. House election in New York's District 1. Belmont's closest win came in the 1886 U.S. House election in New York's District 1, decided by 926 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 1 or all 1886 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Perry Belmont received?

Perry Belmont has received 77,829 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Perry Belmont’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1886	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	16,28649.97%	McCormick Layton
1884	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	22,05054.87%	Platt
1882	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	18,68877.64%	Townsend Markham
1880	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	20,80553.08%	J A King

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000353) and Wikidata (Q2071757). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Perry Belmont: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/perry-belmont. 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.