Sereno Payne

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 26, 1843
Died: December 10, 1914
Age at death: 71
Home state: New York
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1882–1914

Career timeline

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15-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Payne386,039

Opponents289,681

Elections run

Between 1882 and 1914, Sereno Payne ran in 15 U.S. House elections, winning all 15. Payne's biggest single-election total was 33,998 votes, in the 1900 U.S. House election in New York's District 28. Payne's closest win came in the 1882 U.S. House election in New York's District 26, decided by 956 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 36, every U.S. House race in New York's District 31, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 28.

How many votes has Sereno Payne received?

Sereno Payne has received 386,039 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–0.

Election history

Sereno Payne’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1914	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	22,52358.91%	John J Kelly Amasa J Parker Brown William L Manning
1912	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	20,60442.21%	Robert L Drummond (head-to-head) H Gould J J Tillapaugh John H Vandenbosch Sr.
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	21,12151.81%	John Colmey Edwin Wright V Delos J Cotten (head-to-head)
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	28,99059.68%	Curtis Leroy Carl Ellis
1906	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	25,47562.61%	A S Warner Thomas H Jackson Prosper A Perrin
1904	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	29,76061.54%	P H Vanauken John McMillen
1902	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	24,13060.11%	Harry B Harpending Hoyt Frank L Brannick
1900	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	33,99859.16%	Robert L Drummond (head-to-head) Delos J Cotten (head-to-head) J Merton Rose
1898	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	29,53659.38%	John H Young John W Barrus
1896	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	33,62862.37%	Robert L Drummond (head-to-head) Francis O Mason Frank Vrooman E Folsom
1894	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	29,52861.35%	Eli McConnell Harman S Potter Case (head-to-head)
1892	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	28,72355.34%	Hull Greenfield Alva H Morrill Case (head-to-head)
1890	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	17,97050.57%	Edwin K Burnham Charles Mills
1884	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	26,44657.09%	Beardsley Bond
1882	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	13,60748.76%	Hammond Foster Merchant

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000153) and Wikidata (Q7453239). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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 July 28, 2026.