Washington T Henderson

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1808–1932

Career timeline

1808Rep 1808Rep 1812Rep 1894Rep 1894Rep 1906Rep

1932Rep

0-7

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Henderson36,003

Opponents236,502

Elections run

Between 1808 and 1932, Washington T Henderson ran in 7 U.S. House elections, losing all 7. Henderson's biggest single-election total was 16,130 votes, in the 1894 U.S. House election in New York's District 25.

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How many votes has Washington T Henderson received?

Washington T Henderson has received 36,003 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

Washington T Henderson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1932	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7210.69%	Joseph Gavagan Smith (head-to-head) Frank Crosswaith
1906	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,0062.08%	James Perkins William L Manning Jacob H Durkee
1894	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	13,47335.41%	Charles Chickering Edward A Sheldon
1894	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	16,13040.5%	James Sherman Johnson John J Rees
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	Egbert Benson Jotham Post William Irving R H Ferguson Jacob Jay (head-to-head) Benjamin B Blydenburgh Billy Irvin John Bingham Nathan Sage John Lefferts Gurdon Mumford Townsend (head-to-head) Williams Joseph S Vanwyck Vancleve C Mott Hamilton Fish William Someville Edward Ely Michael Cashman George Gardener
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,66721.46%	J A King William Denning Gurdon Mumford Dirck Gardenier Barnet Gardinier Benjamin Coe Townsend (head-to-head) 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 (head-to-head) George Gosman Frederick Shanewolfe Jacob Jay (head-to-head) James Cheetham
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.11%	Albert S Barnes John Nicholson Rockwell Kent Joshua Hatheway Thomas R Gord Lucius C Atwater Henry Mneil Wilhelmus Mynderse Aaron Henry Alphonzo A Hopkins Jonathan Forman G L Halsey Luther Rich Sylvanus Smalley Moss Rent Francis Bloodgood William Whitney Andrew L Martin Thomas Manly John H Nichols Thomas Stebins Lyman Munson Corlis Hindes Andrew A Bartow Edwin Wright V Charles Mills Edmund L Weston Peter P Meesick John Budlong Austin E Ford Nicholason Isaac C Andrews John M Petrie Moss Cent

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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.