Philip Van Cortlandt

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 21, 1749
Died: November 21, 1831
Age at death: 82
Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1793–1806

Career timeline

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1806Rep

7-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cortlandt9,234

Opponents5,816

Elections run

Between 1793 and 1806, Philip Van Cortlandt ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Cortlandt's biggest single-election total was 2,070 votes, in the 1800 U.S. House election in New York's District 3. Cortlandt's closest win came in the 1794 U.S. House election in New York's District 3, decided by 25 votes.

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How many votes has Philip Van Cortlandt received?

Philip Van Cortlandt has received 9,234 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

Philip Van Cortlandt’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	96845.49%	Jacob Jay Peter Tallman Smith Benjamin Coe Lockwood Samuel Marvine Robert A Osborn Daniel D Tompkins John G Ward (head-to-head) Monson Morris (head-to-head) Samuel Gone Samuel G Verbryck John N Jones (head-to-head) Benjn Isaacs (head-to-head) Ebenezer Purdy John Schenk (head-to-head) Mason B Cole (head-to-head) Sylvanus Barker V Peter Tillman Abraham Odell George Munro James Wilkin Peter Tallmadge Phillip Van Corpland
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,54564.44%	John Herring John Herrin Mason B Cole (head-to-head) James Morriss Herren Brown Hendrick Revere Benjn Isaacs (head-to-head) Isaac Sniffen John Robert
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,29580.69%	Peter Talman Monson Morris (head-to-head) John N Jones (head-to-head) Richard Hatfield (head-to-head) Leroy C Lane Peter De Noyelles James Onderdoak James S Frost George C Owens John Hyatt Edwin Wright V William Whitney John Schenk (head-to-head)
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,07057.29%	Samuel Bayard Richard Morton Mitchell John N Jones (head-to-head) George M Haight Strong John G Ward (head-to-head) Wm Woolsey Thomas Rockwell Robert Graham Charles Teed
1798	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,67377.13%	Edward Everett Hale
1794	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	68050.94%	Monson Morris (head-to-head)
1793	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,00355.51%	Richard Hatfield (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (V000022) and Wikidata (Q2086497). 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.