Strong

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1796–1882

Career timeline

1796Rep 1800Rep 1800Rep 1804Rep 1808Rep 1816Rep

1818Rep 1821Rep 1846Rep 1854Rep 1858Rep 1862Rep

1882Rep

0-13

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Strong41,351

Opponents105,142

Elections run

Between 1796 and 1882, Strong ran in 13 U.S. House elections, losing all 13. Strong's biggest single-election total was 13,947 votes, in the 1882 U.S. House election in New York's District 11.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 11, every U.S. House race in New York's District 23, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 28.

How many votes has Strong received?

Strong has received 41,351 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–13.

Election history

Strong’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1882	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	13,94748.1%	Orlando Potter
1862	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9,25741.53%	Thomas Davis
1858	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8,06749.7%	William Kenyon
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,04237.02%	Rufus King
1846	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,37038.48%	Elias Holmes Porter
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.08%	Walter Patterson George S Schuyler Amon Tabor (head-to-head) Joseph S Vanwyck Philip G Skeller
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.15%	Walter Case John Mquod David Westcott Stanley Faulkner Thomas Mkasick George Clinton Timothy Pickering Donald C Strachan Daniel Comfort James Wilkin Samuel Burt
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	60.02%	Benjamin Ellicott John Spencer George L Church Graham Newell Micah Brooks Samuel Colt Ebenezer F Norton Smith (head-to-head) Jediah Prendigrass Alphonzo A Hopkins Benjamin F Lewis Benj Elect Daniel D Tompkins William A Prendergast John Knox John Tayler Frederick Hart Mallory
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Ebenezer Sage Benjamin B Blydenburgh Benjamin W Seaman Amon Tabor (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe F R Gilbert Israel Carll Brewster B Blydenburg
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Eliphalet Wickes Samuel Riker Smith (head-to-head) Hisbee Raynor
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	John Smith Fernando Wood William Denning Ebenezer Purdy Benjn Hunting John I Skidmore Abraham Montfort Joseph Pettit Jonah Hallet
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.11%	Philip Van Cortlandt Samuel Bayard Richard Morton Mitchell John N Jones George M Haight John G Ward Wm Woolsey Thomas Rockwell Robert Graham Charles Teed
1796	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	64833.98%	Jonathan N Havens

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Strong: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/strong. 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.