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 Anthony J B Ross (head-to-head) Ezekiel Crocker Martin G Schuneman Abraham Vannostrand Baldwin (head-to-head) Caleb Eldred George Harpur Guy C Humphrey (head-to-head) Heman Kelsey Henry Metcalf Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Seth Chace William S Patterson David Buttolph Ebenezer Wakely Joseph B Cooper Monson Morris Obadiah German Otis G Pike Tilly Lynde
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	John Palmer John Savage Anthony J B Ross (head-to-head) Zebulon R Shipherd Asa Adgate Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) John Tayler Alric Man George Tibbits J A King L Bradley Dorr Sanford Benjamin Mooers (head-to-head) George W Reid Gerrit Wendell Luman Wadhems Myron B Ferris Percy D Adams Robert H Haskell
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.01%	Asa Fitch Robert Livingston James Hogeboom Reuben P Skinner Gabriel North Hamilton Fish Benjamin F Lewis (head-to-head) Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) Derick D Goes Elmer S White John Broome John R Bleecker Martin S Shepherd Reuben Neely Sidney Leroy Wheeler William A Moor
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 Benjamin Stafford Ezekiel Mongomery John H Moore John H Nichols Joseph A Bailey (head-to-head)
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.02%	William Kirkpatrick John Nicholson John Nicholas Gaylord Griswold Andrew L Martin Evans Wharry Freegift Patchin John M Whorter Joseph Annin Rockwell Kent Smith George Rosecrantz Hugh Panuel Westel Willouby Guy C Humphrey (head-to-head) Aaron Burr Buell G Brayton Ernest Harrison H Gould Henry P Forbes John Ballard John Boadman John Nichloas Nathan Williams Nelson S 2d Kirk Rosel Fellows Salmon Buel Smiley Uri Doolittle William Kirkrick
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 Alexander Mors Anthony J B Ross (head-to-head) Benjamin F Lewis (head-to-head) Frank J Erwin James Glenon Jonathan Hatch Peter Say Rogers Thomas (head-to-head) Thorn
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) Frank B Arnold Thomas (head-to-head) Baldwin (head-to-head) George S Weed Jay C Walton Natalie F Couch Samuel Hodges Sanburn Foord Thomas Shanckland

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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 November 9, 2026.