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

Barker7,785

Opponents140,917

Elections run

Between 1806 and 1908, Sylvanus Barker V ran in 14 U.S. House elections, losing all 14. Barker'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%	John Morgan (head-to-head) Churchill Cambreleng Peter Sharpe Cadwallader D Colden (head-to-head) Haines John G Davis (head-to-head) Thomas Addis Emmet Gideon Tucker James O Woodward John Pintard John S Thorp John Striker Jonathan I Coddington Nathaniel G Ingraham Peter Waumaker Samuel Bayard Samuel Marsh Samuel S Cox Smith (head-to-head)
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. Churchill C Cambregling Edwin S Underhill Francis Bloodgood Jacob Jay (head-to-head) Josiah Churchill Lynde Catlin Mark Starr Thomas Stratton Warner Miller (head-to-head) William S Hamilton
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Richard McArty George M Haight Benoni Austin Clyde W Carter Henry C Houghtaling Leonard Bronk Richard McCarty
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 George Munro (head-to-head) James Geddes (head-to-head) John McWhorter Samuel Sherwood
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) Fernando Wood (head-to-head) John G Ward (head-to-head) John Garritson R E Sutton Theodore E Garrison
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	William Irving Peter Wendover William J Hoffman Edward Ely John Evans Scudder John N Jones (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head) Townsend F R Gilbert Gurdon S Mumfort John G Davis (head-to-head) John Perine Samuel L Mitchill
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) Jacob Jay (head-to-head) Nathan Merrit
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.06%	James Porter James Geddes (head-to-head) Randall Smith (head-to-head) Fernando Wood (head-to-head) Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Comfort Tyler Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) George Tibbits J A King (head-to-head) Sill Valentine Brother Warner Miller (head-to-head)
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.05%	Philip Van Cortlandt Jacob Jay (head-to-head) Peter Tallman Smith (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) Lockwood Robert A Osborn Samuel Marvine John G Ward (head-to-head) Monson Morris Samuel G Verbryck Samuel Gone Abraham Odell (head-to-head) Benjn Isaacs (head-to-head) Ebenezer Purdy George Munro (head-to-head) James Wilkin John N Jones (head-to-head) John Schenk Mason B Cole Peter Tallmadge Peter Tillman 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 November 9, 2026.