Vincent Matthew

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1806–1808

Career timeline

1806Rep 1808Rep

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Matthew490

Opponents8,107

Elections run

Between 1806 and 1808, Vincent Matthew ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Matthew's biggest single-election total was 489 votes, in the 1808 U.S. House election in New York's District 13.

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How many votes has Vincent Matthew received?

Vincent Matthew has received 490 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Vincent Matthew’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	48910.39%	Clarence Hathaway Uri Tracy (head-to-head) Edward B %dr< Foote Vincent Matthews Barent Mooney William H Depuy Patience Burguine Alva Carpenter Robert Minor Benjamin Gold Ebenezer Foot Charles R Seymour Eleazur Dana Isaac C Andrews Daniel Olmstead Obadiah German Mead Merrits Jonathan Forman Michael E Butler (head-to-head) Jasper Hopper Charles A Hitchcock Isaac Toole
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	John Mwhorter Reuben Humphrey Reuben Humphreys Fernando Wood John Cantine Uri Tracy (head-to-head) Michael E Butler (head-to-head) John Parris John Ballard Warner Miller Daniel Bradley William Kirkpatrick James O Cleveland John A Brush Ada Danforth William H Sabin Josiah Hacket Reuben Humpre Stephen Arnel Reuben Humphe John Goodale Zachariah Cutting George Moury Jonas Spapford Ansa Danford John Jayne Reuben Humph John I Auckmody Jonathan Brownel Anson Cary William A Simons

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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.