Platt

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1802–1884

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Platt28,444

Opponents106,643

Elections run

Between 1802 and 1884, Platt ran in 9 U.S. House elections, losing all 9. Platt's biggest single-election total was 18,104 votes, in the 1884 U.S. House election in New York's District 1.

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How many votes has Platt received?

Platt has received 28,444 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–9.

Election history

Platt’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1884	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	18,10445.05%	Perry Belmont
1876	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10,24643.74%	Andrew Williams
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	12	Robert Monell Joseph Lyman Andrew J Campbell Charles D Pratt William Whitney Ezekiel Crocker Anthony J B Ross (head-to-head) Martin G Schuneman Baldwin (head-to-head) Abraham Vannostrand Heman Kelsey Guy C Humphrey (head-to-head) William S Patterson Caleb Eldred Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Seth Chace Henry Metcalf George Harpur David Buttolph Ebenezer Wakely Tilly Lynde Joseph B Cooper Obadiah German Otis G Pike Monson Morris
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	John Palmer John Savage Anthony J B Ross (head-to-head) Zebulon R Shipherd Asa Adgate John Tayler Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) Alric Man Sanford L Bradley Dorr J A King George Tibbits Gerrit Wendell Myron B Ferris Benjamin Mooers (head-to-head) Robert H Haskell George W Reid Percy D Adams Luman Wadhems
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.01%	Robert Livingston Asa Fitch James Hogeboom Reuben P Skinner Hamilton Fish Gabriel North Sidney Leroy Elmer S White Wheeler William A Moor John R Bleecker Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) Derick D Goes Martin S Shepherd Benjamin F Lewis (head-to-head) John Broome Reuben Neely
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	80.23%	John Thompson Porter Peter Sailly (head-to-head) Jacob Snell Benjamin Mooers (head-to-head) William H Cuyler John H Moore Ezekiel Mongomery Joseph A Bailey (head-to-head) John H Nichols Benjamin Stafford
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.02%	William Kirkpatrick John Nicholson John Nicholas Gaylord Griswold Freegift Patchin John M Whorter Joseph Annin Andrew L Martin Rockwell Kent Evans Wharry Smith Westel Willouby George Rosecrantz Hugh Panuel Guy C Humphrey (head-to-head) Salmon Buel John Boadman John Ballard H Gould William Kirkrick Uri Doolittle Nathan Williams Nelson S 2d Kirk Henry P Forbes Aaron Burr John Nichloas Smiley Rosel Fellows Ernest Harrison Buell G Brayton
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	190.63%	Peter Sailly (head-to-head) Adam Comstock (head-to-head) Joseph A Bailey (head-to-head) Mark Graves Benjamin Mooers (head-to-head) Beriah Palmer (head-to-head) Josiah Masters Edward Hallock Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Lewis Ransom Rogers Frank J Erwin Alexander Mors Peter Say Thomas (head-to-head) Jonathan Hatch Thorn Anthony J B Ross (head-to-head) Benjamin F Lewis (head-to-head) James Glenon
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	49	Beriah Palmer (head-to-head) Guert Van Schoonhoven Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Peter Sailly Elijah B Yerrington Adam Comstock (head-to-head) Thomas (head-to-head) Frank B Arnold Jay C Walton Thomas Shanckland Natalie F Couch Sanburn Foord Baldwin (head-to-head) Samuel Hodges George S Weed

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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.