Samuel Riker

U.S. Representative
Born
April 8, 1743
Died
May 19, 1823
Age at death
80
Home state
New York
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1804–1806
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Riker2,546
Opponents1,875
2
Elections run

Between 1804 and 1806, Samuel Riker ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Riker's biggest single-election total was 1,502 votes, in the 1806 U.S. House election in New York's District 1.

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How many votes has Samuel Riker received?

Samuel Riker has received 2,546 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Samuel Riker’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1806U.S. HouseNew YorkWon1,50299.14%John D Ditmis
John Fleet

Thomas S Lester

James Hedenburgh

Eliphalet Wickes (head-to-head)

Hugo Peters
1804U.S. HouseNew YorkLost1,04435.89%Eliphalet Wickes (head-to-head)
Smith

Hisbee Raynor

Strong
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000257) and Wikidata (Q1508078). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Samuel Riker: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/samuel-riker. 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.