Porter

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1804–1916

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Porter41,878

Opponents226,104

Elections run

Between 1804 and 1916, Porter ran in 15 U.S. House elections, losing all 15. Porter's biggest single-election total was 16,326 votes, in the 1884 U.S. House election in New York's District 25.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 35, every U.S. House race in New York's District 11, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 25.

How many votes has Porter received?

Porter has received 41,878 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–15.

Election history

Porter’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1916	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,2314.32%	Walter Magee Arlington H Mallery Gustave A Strebel
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,8535.29%	Charles Fornes Laurence Latourette Driggs William Irvine Robert E Neidig
1884	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	16,32640.88%	Frank Hiscock
1882	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5782.44%	John Spriggs Fox William Harris
1868	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	11,45541.02%	Dennis McCarthy
1846	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8557.53%	Elias Holmes Strong
1844	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7175.69%	Orville Hungerford Daniel Bradley
1828	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,38244.84%	John Magee
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Rowland Day Richmond (head-to-head) John McFadden
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Wm B Rochester (head-to-head) Frank B Arnold Edward R Gilman George W Cooke Benjamin Shick Edward C Baker (head-to-head) Wheeler William Helm
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,0920.02%	Albert Tracy (head-to-head) Herbert M Merrill Ashbel G Hinman Ebenezer F Norton (head-to-head) Joel Dorman (head-to-head) Leslie Pell Clarke (head-to-head)
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1	Nathaniel Allen Albert Tracy (head-to-head) Benjamin Ellicott Edward C Baker (head-to-head) Richmond (head-to-head) Warren P Bender House Evans Enos Pomeroy Lot Row David A Howell Warner Miller (head-to-head) Alphonzo A Hopkins R S Stevens Philo Orton Gamaliel H Barstow (head-to-head) James O Cleveland John Spencer Hezekiah L Hosmer Enoch Nobles John Lewis Childs A H Pickets Albert H Picketts Andrew Backus Gideon Granger Lithgow Osborne Wadsworth Oliver Phelps Payne Robert A Osborn Abraham Matteson Augustine J Marvin Harvey Montgomery Moses Maynard Alva Carpenter Amasa J Parker Amos J Cummings Benjamin F Lewis Chauncey L Shelden Daniel Cruger Dunkirk Garnsey Ebenezer F Norton (head-to-head) Elijah Holt Ezra Ludden George McGunigher Hill Israel Chapin J Q Leak Jacob Steeples Jenkins Joel Dorman (head-to-head) Jonah Hallet Jonathan Child Josiah Churchill Louis W Elliott Myr Hody Robinson Smith (head-to-head) Thomas H Jackson Thomas Hustler Wagener Wilhemus Myndrees William Carwell William D Stewart William H Douglass Wm Filbe
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.02%	Daniel Cruger Oliver Comstock Warner Miller (head-to-head) Johnson Enos Throop Eleazer Lindsley George Walton Green Jacob L Larzalere Lemon Thompson Brown George W Beach John Mfadden Rowland Day Evert Vanwickle Smith (head-to-head) Eleazer Lindley Mallory Frederick Hart John Knox Eleazer Lindey Eleazer Linley Gamaliel H Barstow (head-to-head) Wm B Rochester (head-to-head)
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,38139.24%	John Thompson Peter Sailly Jacob Snell Platt Benjamin Mooers William H Cuyler Benjamin Stafford Ezekiel Mongomery John H Moore John H Nichols Joseph A Bailey
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	David Thomas Reuben P Skinner Anthony I Blanchard Leslie Pell Clarke (head-to-head) Peter Sallee Asher Right Emanuel T Holmes Isaac Sergeants John Broom John M Donald John Thurman Martin S Shepherd Reuben Whallon

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Porter: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/porter. Accessed [date].

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.