Samuel Barton

U.S. Representative
Born
July 27, 1785
Died
January 29, 1858
Age at death
72
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1834
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Barton3,943
Opponents2,642
1
Elections run

Samuel Barton (1785–1858), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1834 U.S. House election in New York's District 2 with 3,943 votes (59.88%), defeating Benjamin W Seaman.

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How many votes has Samuel Barton received?

Samuel Barton has received 3,943 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Samuel Barton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1834U.S. HouseNew YorkWon3,94359.88%Benjamin W Seaman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000215) and Wikidata (Q194792). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Barton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-barton. 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.