Robert Clark

U.S. Representative
Born
June 12, 1777
Died
October 1, 1837
Age at death
60
Home state
New York
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1818
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clark1,799
Opponents1,448
1
Elections run

Robert Clark (1777–1837), an Independent politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1818 U.S. House election in New York's District 8 with 1,799 votes (55.4%), defeating Jabez Bostwick and Samuel Sherwood and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has Robert Clark received?

Robert Clark has received 1,799 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Robert Clark’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1818U.S. HouseNew YorkWon1,79955.4%Jabez Bostwick
Samuel Sherwood

Thomas Landon

David B Ogden
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000449) and Wikidata (Q1287673). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Robert Clark: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/robert-clark. Accessed [date].

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.