Rockwell Kent

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1793–1948

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Kent9,006

Opponents179,730

Elections run

Between 1793 and 1948, Rockwell Kent ran in 10 U.S. House elections, losing all 10. Kent's biggest single-election total was 4,257 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in New York's District 33.

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How many votes has Rockwell Kent received?

Rockwell Kent has received 9,006 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–10.

Election history

Rockwell Kent’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1948	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,2572.75%	Dean Taylor Joseph T Hammer
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,0160.02%	John Nicholson Joshua Hatheway Thomas R Gord Washington T Henderson Aaron Henry (head-to-head) Alphonzo A Hopkins Henry Mneil Jonathan Forman Lucius C Atwater Wilhelmus Mynderse Andrew L Martin (head-to-head) Francis Bloodgood G L Halsey (head-to-head) Luther Rich (head-to-head) Moss Rent Sylvanus Smalley William Whitney Albert S Barnes Andrew A Bartow Austin E Ford Charles Mills Corlis Hindes Edmund L Weston Edwin Wright V Isaac C Andrews (head-to-head) John Budlong John H Nichols John M Petrie Lyman Munson Moss Cent Nicholason Peter P Meesick Thomas Manly Thomas Stebins
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.41%	Daniel Verplanck Williams (head-to-head) B Cleveland Sloan Edward A Sheldon Jeremiah T Brooks John I Skidmore Peter Lossing Samuel Burt Theron Akin Thomas Gritman
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.1%	William Kirkpatrick John Nicholson John Nicholas Gaylord Griswold Andrew L Martin (head-to-head) Evans Wharry Freegift Patchin John M Whorter Joseph Annin Smith George Rosecrantz Hugh Panuel Westel Willouby Guy C Humphrey (head-to-head) Platt Aaron Burr (head-to-head) 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	10.03%	John Russell F R Gilbert (head-to-head) Andrew L Martin (head-to-head) Erastus Root (head-to-head) Benjamin Gold Gussie Reed George Grenell Combs Elmer S White Hiram G Hotchkiss John M Donald John Rawson Lithgow Osborne Aaron Burr (head-to-head) Abel Card Adam Hasay Benajah Bundy Benjamin Gilbirt Cyrus Lad Edward B %dr< Foote Ephraim Sturtvert Henry Bradt James A Peck (head-to-head) James P Cannon John Brimer Jonathan Nicholls Kenneth Cameron Marvin Wilson Monson Morris Oliver Phelps Peter Van Ness Reuben Backingham Williams (head-to-head)
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Silas Halsey David A Howell James R Grover Bernard Hughes Oliver Phelps Stanley Faulkner James Van Horn Walter P Nicoll Guy C Humphrey (head-to-head) Silas Hasey Fred W Hewitt Peter Demas Edward C Baker Fernando Wood Isaac C Andrews (head-to-head) Jabesh Goran James A Peck (head-to-head) Jedediah Sanger (head-to-head) Thomas G Sayre Uri Tracy Willard C Price William Harris
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.1%	Erastus Root (head-to-head) F R Gilbert (head-to-head) Lucas Elmendorf William Sammons Sloman Wattels Adriance James A Peck (head-to-head) James Lawrence V Joseph B Cooper Luther Rich (head-to-head) Patrick Lamb Peter Maker Solomon Sutherland
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Thomas Morris Meriweather Stuart William S Patterson Robert Roseboom Jedediah Sanger (head-to-head) T H Walker Edward Edwards Comfort Tyler Aaron Henry (head-to-head) Ada Danforth Eaker G L Halsey (head-to-head) Samuel Tinckham William Cooper (head-to-head) Clarence M Lyon Joseph S Sidney Michael E Butler Nathaniel W Howel William D Stewart William H Cuyler Williams (head-to-head)
1798	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,86547.78%	William Cooper (head-to-head)
1793	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	85246.41%	Theodorus Bailey

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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.