Philo Orton

U.S. House candidate

Born: September 9, 1778
Died: August 12, 1856
Age at death: 77
Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1818

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Orton9

Opponents20,096

Elections run

Philo Orton (1778–1856), an Independent politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1818 U.S. House election in New York's District 21 to Nathaniel Allen, receiving 9 votes.

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How many votes has Philo Orton received?

Philo Orton has received 9 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Philo Orton’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9	Nathaniel Allen Albert Tracy Benjamin Ellicott Richmond Edward C Baker Warren P Bender House Evans Enos Pomeroy Lot Row Warner Miller David A Howell Alphonzo A Hopkins R S Stevens John Spencer Gamaliel H Barstow James O Cleveland Hezekiah L Hosmer Enoch Nobles John Lewis Childs Albert H Picketts Andrew Backus A H Pickets Gideon Granger Wadsworth Lithgow Osborne Oliver Phelps Robert A Osborn Payne Moses Maynard Abraham Matteson Augustine J Marvin Harvey Montgomery Chauncey L Shelden William H Douglass Hill Alva Carpenter William D Stewart Robinson J Q Leak Porter Wm Filbe Amasa J Parker Ebenezer F Norton Elijah Holt Ezra Ludden Joel Dorman Thomas Hustler Smith Jonathan Child Louis W Elliott Wagener Jacob Steeples Myr Hody Israel Chapin Jonah Hallet Jenkins George McGunigher Daniel Cruger Thomas H Jackson Dunkirk Garnsey Amos J Cummings Josiah Churchill Wilhemus Myndrees Benjamin F Lewis William Carwell

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q117722288). 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.