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 Benjamin B Blydenburgh Jacob Jay (head-to-head) Billy Irvin John Bingham John Lefferts Nathan Sage Edward Ely George Gardener Gurdon Mumford Hamilton Fish Joseph S Vanwyck Michael Cashman Townsend (head-to-head) Vancleve C Mott William Someville Williams
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,66721.46%	William Denning Gurdon Mumford Dirck Gardenier Barnet Gardinier Benjamin Coe Townsend (head-to-head) E Watson Gardiner Monson Morris James Lawrence V John N Jones Benjamin W Seaman Frederick Shanewolfe George Gosman J A King Jacob Jay (head-to-head) James Cheetham John Sidell Oliver Wolcott Smith (head-to-head) Stephen Jumal T H Walker Thomas Nixon William A Crane William H Ireland
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.11%	John Nicholson Rockwell Kent Joshua Hatheway Thomas R Gord Aaron Henry Alphonzo A Hopkins Henry Mneil Jonathan Forman Lucius C Atwater Wilhelmus Mynderse Andrew L Martin Francis Bloodgood G L Halsey Luther Rich Moss Rent Sylvanus Smalley William Whitney Albert S Barnes Andrew A Bartow Austin E Ford Charles Mills Corlis Hindes Edmund L Weston Edwin Wright V Isaac C Andrews John Budlong John H Nichols John M Petrie Lyman Munson Moss Cent Nicholason Peter P Meesick Thomas Manly Thomas Stebins

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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.