William Coxe

U.S. House candidate

Born: May 3, 1762
Died: February 25, 1831
Age at death: 68
Home state: New Jersey
Party: federalist
On the ballot: 1800–1810

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Coxe29,306

Opponents482,915

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1810, William Coxe ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Coxe's biggest single-election total was 14,677 votes, in the 1808 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district.

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How many votes has William Coxe received?

William Coxe has received 29,306 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

William Coxe’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1810	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	3410.41%	Jacob Hufty (head-to-head) Adam Boyd (head-to-head) Lewis Condict George Maxwell Thomas Newbold (head-to-head) James Morgan Abraham Ogden (head-to-head) John Neilson (head-to-head) Richard Stockton (head-to-head) Thomas Sinnickson John Beatty (head-to-head) John Doughty James Parker Benjamin Thomson William Campfield (head-to-head)
1808	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	14,6777.35%	Henry Southard (head-to-head) Adam Boyd (head-to-head) William Helms (head-to-head) Thomas Newbold (head-to-head) James Cox Jacob Hufty (head-to-head) John Beatty (head-to-head) William Campfield (head-to-head) John Neilson (head-to-head) Abraham Ogden (head-to-head) Cornelius Harrison
1803	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	2620.31%	James Mott (head-to-head) Ebenezer Elmer (head-to-head) William Helms (head-to-head) Henry Southard (head-to-head) James Sloan Adam Boyd (head-to-head) Abraham Ogden (head-to-head) Frederick Frelinghuysen James H Imlay (head-to-head) Richard Stockton (head-to-head) Peter Studiford James Schureman Franklin Davenport (head-to-head) Abraham Kitchell
1800	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	14,0269.77%	James Mott (head-to-head) Ebenezer Elmer (head-to-head) John Condit William Helms (head-to-head) Henry Southard (head-to-head) Abraham Ogden (head-to-head) Peter D Devroom James H Imlay (head-to-head) Franklin Davenport (head-to-head)

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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.