Tredwell Scudder

U.S. Representative
Born
January 1, 1778
Died
October 31, 1834
Age at death
56
Home state
New York
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1816
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Scudder3,781
Opponents10,355
1
Elections run

Tredwell Scudder (1778–1834), an Independent politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1816 U.S. House election in New York's District 1 with 3,781 votes (26.75%), defeating George Townsend and Smith and 8 other candidates.

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How many votes has Tredwell Scudder received?

Tredwell Scudder has received 3,781 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Tredwell Scudder’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1816U.S. HouseNew YorkWon3,78126.75%J A King
George Townsend

Smith

John N Jones

Peter Wendover

William Irving

Edward Ely

William J Hoffman

Thomas S Lester

George Tibbits
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000203) and Wikidata (Q64468). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.