Silas Bowker

U.S. House candidate

Born: April 26, 1769
Died: October 14, 1834
Age at death: 65
Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1818

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Bowker32

Opponents11,170

Elections run

Silas Bowker (1769–1834), an Independent politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1818 U.S. House election in New York's District 20 to Jonathan Richmond, receiving 32 votes (0.29%).

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How many votes has Silas Bowker received?

Silas Bowker has received 32 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Silas Bowker’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	320.29%	Jonathan Richmond Caleb Baker John Lewis Childs Wm B Rochester Evans Hubbard W Rathbun George Guest Bacon Lemon Thompson Warner Miller James L Wells Anson L Gardner Gerald Root Low Philip Kings Samuel Crittendon Raymond K Bull Alva Carpenter Ira S Jarvis Fernando Wood Robert J McCall Oliver Petteys John G Dow Reuben P Skinner Moses Remington R E Sutton Jeremiah Cassady Frank B Arnold Oliver Comstock Peter Field Gamaliel H Barstow Ephraim Wethey Horace Jerome Jacob H Durkee Charles C Dill J Mulford Robinson Richard Townley David Woodcock Rogers Abraham Gridley Thomas Maxwell Julian Park Franklin Leonard Jr. Payne George H Stevenson Elijah Hiaman Edward F Cassidy

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q7514115). 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.