Peter Swart

U.S. Representative
Born
July 5, 1752
Died
November 3, 1829
Age at death
77
Home state
New York
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1806
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Swart2,785
Opponents1,292
1
Elections run

Peter Swart (1752–1829), an Independent politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1806 U.S. House election in New York's District 13 with 2,785 votes (0.02%), defeating Silvester Tiffany and Peter Sward and 4 other candidates.

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How many votes has Peter Swart received?

Peter Swart has received 2,785 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Peter Swart’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1806U.S. HouseNew YorkWon2,7850.02%Frey
Silvester Tiffany

Peter Sward

Jacob Snell

John Sebor

William Beekman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001096) and Wikidata (Q1457666). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Peter Swart: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/peter-swart. 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.