Sill

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1816–1884

Career timeline

1816Rep 1816Rep 1818Rep 1884Rep

0-4

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Sill2,528

Opponents53,959

Elections run

Between 1816 and 1884, Sill ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Sill's biggest single-election total was 2,522 votes, in the 1884 U.S. House election in New York's District 34.

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How many votes has Sill received?

Sill has received 2,528 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

Sill’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1884	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,5225.73%	Walter Sessions Smith (head-to-head) Hoyt (head-to-head)
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.16%	Henry Storrs (head-to-head) Allen Frazer Bacon Huntington (head-to-head) William S Hamilton Joel Bristol Evans John Lewis Childs Gamaliel H Barstow Williams (head-to-head) John G Davis Hoyt (head-to-head) Samuel Dyer David Ostrom Ernest H Woodruff George S Schuyler Samuel F Snowden J L N Hunt Charles R Seymour John Doe Andrew Elmer Elmer S White Johnson Luther Guiteau John C Pride
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	T H Walker Henry Storrs (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Albert S Barnes David Ambler Elisha Camp James Hawley Samuel Marsh Buell G Brayton Huntington (head-to-head) Curtis Charles D Pratt George Tibbits (head-to-head) Valentine Brother (head-to-head) Uri Tracy Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head)
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	James Porter James Geddes Smith (head-to-head) Randall Sylvanus Barker V Fernando Wood Valentine Brother (head-to-head) Warner Miller George Tibbits (head-to-head) Daniel D Tompkins Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) J A King Comfort Tyler

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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.