Silas Wood
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 14, 1769
- Died
- March 2, 1847
- Age at death
- 77
- Home state
- New York
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1818–1828
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wood11,110
Opponents20,055
6
Elections run
Between 1818 and 1828, Silas Wood ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 1. Wood's biggest single-election total was 2,831 votes, in the 1828 U.S. House election in New York's District 1. Wood's closest win came in the 1822 U.S. House election in New York's District 1, decided by 40 votes.
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How many votes has Silas Wood received?
Silas Wood has received 11,110 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1828 | U.S. HouseNew York | Lost | 2,83147.69% | James Lent |
| 1826 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 1,48597.89% | John Evans Scudder |
| 1824 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 2,14060.49% | Frank B Lent (head-to-head) |
| 1822 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 1,39350.69% | Lithgow Osborne Frank B Lent (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head) |
| 1821 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 1,09012.18% | Cadwallader Colden Peter Sharpe Smith (head-to-head) Cadwallader D Colder William Morgan Henry Eckford Churchill C Cambreling J Merton Rose Huntington R S Stevens Roderick Stephens Samuel Bayard Matthew Clarkson Henry Kneeland Nathan Sage (head-to-head) Abraham Bgrnee |
| 1818 | U.S. HouseNew York | Won | 2,17125.6% | James Guion Nathan Sage (head-to-head) John Garrelson James Guyon Dirck Gardenier Peter Wendover Henry Meigs Bacon James L Wells Henry Blackledge Henry Rankin Joseph Kerr |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000703) and Wikidata (Q74557). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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