Sylvanus Barker V

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1806–1908

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

V7,785

Opponents140,917

Elections run

Between 1806 and 1908, Sylvanus Barker V ran in 14 U.S. House elections, losing all 14. V's biggest single-election total was 2,831 votes, in the 1838 U.S. House election in New York's District 32.

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How many votes has Sylvanus Barker V received?

Sylvanus Barker V has received 7,785 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–14.

Election history

Sylvanus Barker V’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,3725.29%	Charles Knapp Andrew C Cornwall Thomas H Lynch John H Moore
1844	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	980.69%	Bradford Wood Henry Wheaton
1838	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,83134.34%	Millard Fillmore
1834	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,46834.04%	Thomas Love
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Peter Waumaker John Morgan (head-to-head) Churchill Cambreleng Peter Sharpe Cadwallader D Colden (head-to-head) John G Davis (head-to-head) Thomas Addis Emmet Haines Jonathan I Coddington John Striker John S Thorp Samuel Marsh James O Woodward Samuel Bayard Smith (head-to-head) John Pintard Gideon Tucker Nathaniel G Ingraham Samuel S Cox
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	John Morgan (head-to-head) C G Cambrelling Henry Eckford Cadwallader D Colden (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head) J Franklin Sharp Curchill Camballing Fernando Wood (head-to-head) J A King (head-to-head) Alex Taylor Jr. William S Hamilton Warner Miller (head-to-head) Lynde Catlin Churchill C Cambregling Thomas Stratton Francis Bloodgood Jacob Jay (head-to-head) Mark Starr Josiah Churchill Edwin S Underhill
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Richard McArty George M Haight Benoni Austin Henry C Houghtaling Richard McCarty Leonard Bronk Clyde W Carter
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2	Thomas Hubbard James Woods Aaron Hackley
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Elisha Litchfield Hall Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Lindon Bates Jr. George Gardener John McWhorter Samuel Sherwood George Munro (head-to-head) James Geddes (head-to-head)
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.08%	Caleb Tompkins (head-to-head) Benjn Isaacs (head-to-head) Phillip Vancortlandt Crosby Edward Suffren Henry Coffin Jacob Delamontagne William Requa (head-to-head) R E Sutton Theodore E Garrison John Garritson Fernando Wood (head-to-head) John G Ward (head-to-head)
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	William Irving Peter Wendover William J Hoffman Edward Ely John N Jones (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head) Townsend John Evans Scudder John Perine F R Gilbert Gurdon S Mumfort Samuel L Mitchill John G Davis (head-to-head)
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.1%	Caleb Tompkins (head-to-head) Abraham Odell (head-to-head) Jonathan Ward John D Blauvelt William Requa (head-to-head) Nathan Merrit Jacob Jay (head-to-head)
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.06%	James Porter James Geddes (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head) Randall Fernando Wood (head-to-head) Valentine Brother Warner Miller (head-to-head) George Tibbits Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) Sill Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) J A King (head-to-head) Comfort Tyler
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.05%	Jacob Jay (head-to-head) Philip Van Cortlandt Peter Tallman Smith (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe Lockwood Samuel Marvine Robert A Osborn Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) John G Ward (head-to-head) Monson Morris Samuel Gone Samuel G Verbryck John N Jones (head-to-head) Benjn Isaacs (head-to-head) Ebenezer Purdy John Schenk Mason B Cole Peter Tillman Abraham Odell (head-to-head) George Munro (head-to-head) James Wilkin Peter Tallmadge Phillip Van Corpland

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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.