Russell

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1794–1970

Career timeline

1794Rep 1800Rep 1802Rep 1806Rep 1818Rep 1846Rep

1882Rep 1888Rep 1920Rep 1920Rep 1926Rep 1938Rep

1970Rep

0-13

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Russell128,190

Opponents438,839

Elections run

Between 1794 and 1970, Russell ran in 13 U.S. House elections, losing all 13. Russell's biggest single-election total was 25,909 votes, in the 1970 U.S. House election in New York's District 26.

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How many votes has Russell received?

Russell has received 128,190 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–13.

Election history

Russell’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1970	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	25,90915.67%	Ogden Reid Michael A Coffey
1938	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	19,0201.62%	John Taber James B Davie Walter Ohagen
1926	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	23,23233.96%	Hamilton Fish James C Hogan
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	23,66329.57%	James Parker D Linehan V
1920	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	14,77224.48%	Bertrand Snell Alex Taylor Jr.
1888	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4401.08%	Charles Tracey Dodge
1882	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10,90446.31%	John Adams Post
1846	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6,74245.36%	Eliakim Sherrill Orrin Penfield
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,4000.01%	Nathaniel Pitcher Ezra Gross Rogers Adgate John Doty Percy D Adams George Rosecrantz Smith Ebenezer Brownson James Mnaughton Edmund L Weston Benjamin Mooers (head-to-head) Robert Sackrider John Beshall Reuben Whallon (head-to-head) George Royal Levins Joseph Fitch (head-to-head) Charles F Inglis Bert Clark (head-to-head) Erastus F Beadle John Hoffnagle Benjamin Leavens
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	80.47%	David Thomas (head-to-head) Jacob Snell Anthony I Blanchard Joseph Fitch (head-to-head) James Savage (head-to-head) Wheeler George W Reid Robert Pacel Bert Clark (head-to-head) William D Stewart Richard T Mosher Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) William Leigh John Herkimer Daniel Malon William Tist William Robarie Alexander M Nith D Frank Allen James Cheetham Thomas Denis Duty M Intyre Williams (head-to-head) Robert M Nab Reuben Whallon (head-to-head) Charles Stanton John G Proudfit Joseph Harrington William Trueman Andrew Haggart Gerrit Wendel Charles A Hitchcock Isaac Serjeant David Force
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	200.57%	David Thomas (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Bert Clark (head-to-head) James Savage (head-to-head) Meriweather Stuart Waters Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head)
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	David Thomas (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) John Thompson Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Stephen Lush Gordon William J Yates Benjamin Mooers (head-to-head) Benjamin Stafford Abraham Ten Broeck Garret G Lansing Hezekiah Middlebrox Thomas Tredwell John H Nichols Richard Macumber David Congress
1794	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,07940.16%	John Williams Alexander Webster

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Russell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/russell-new-york. 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.