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Townsend

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1790–1898

Career timeline

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1816House 1882House 1898House

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Townsend12,208

Opponents118,217

9

Elections run

Election history

Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1898	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	6,63931.28%	Nicholas Muller Julius Loos R H Ferguson
1882	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,95720.59%	Perry Belmont Markham
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.01%	William Irving Peter Wendover William J Hoffman Edward Ely John N Jones Smith John Evans Scudder John Perine F R Gilbert Sylvanus Barker V Gurdon S Mumfort Samuel L Mitchill John G Davis
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Egbert Benson Jotham Post William Irving R H Ferguson Jacob Jay Benjamin B Blydenburgh Billy Irvin John Bingham Nathan Sage John Lefferts Washington T Henderson Gurdon Mumford Williams Joseph S Vanwyck Vancleve C Mott Hamilton Fish William Someville Edward Ely Michael Cashman George Gardener
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Austin E Ford Silas Stow John Nicholson Lucius C Atwater Silas Stowr Charles W Richards Silas Staw Nathaniel Merriam Alphonzo A Hopkins George A Hunter John Nicholonson Corlis Hinds John Broome Reuben P Skinner Benedict Richard Coxe Oscar W Swift M P Bush Reuben Humphries James Hawley Smith Thomas Rockwell Daniel D Tompkins
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.02%	William Denning Gurdon Mumford Washington T Henderson Dirck Gardenier Barnet Gardinier Benjamin Coe Monson Morris E Watson Gardiner James Lawrence V John N Jones Benjamin W Seaman William H Ireland Stephen Jumal Thomas Nixon Oliver Wolcott T H Walker John Sidell William A Crane Smith George Gosman J A King Frederick Shanewolfe Jacob Jay James Cheetham
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Vincent Matthews William Harris Alva Carpenter James R Grover Josiah Willoughby Edward C Baker James McAll Hugh W Dobbins Smith Thomas G Sayre George Hornel G L Halsey Emanuel Coryel
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Gurdon Mumford George Clinton John B Coles Hamilton Fish John R Livinston Monson Morris John N Jones Benjamin Coe John G Ward Semour Sherwin John Henry Livingston Allan L Benson Benjamin Knap M W %dr< Palmer William Hoffmaster George Schmelz James L Wells Andrew Heister
1790	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	60235.56%	Wm Floyd Vanderbilt Thomas Tredwell Ezra Lhommedieu