William S Hamilton

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1808–1892

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Hamilton12,063

Opponents98,794

Elections run

Between 1808 and 1892, William S Hamilton ran in 8 U.S. House elections, losing all 8. Hamilton's biggest single-election total was 4,982 votes, in the 1858 U.S. House election in New York's District 5.

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How many votes has William S Hamilton received?

William S Hamilton has received 12,063 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–8.

Election history

William S Hamilton’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1892	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9322.51%	Charles Daniels John S Hertel Sylvester E Croll Henry Kuhn
1858	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,98242.89%	William Maclay (head-to-head) Dean
1856	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,1698.29%	William Maclay (head-to-head) Northp Isaac C Andrews (head-to-head)
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,71825.26%	Thomas Whitney Isaac C Andrews (head-to-head) Horatio Berry
1854	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,25515.65%	Samuel Dickson John W. Harcourt Pruyn
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.01%	John Morgan C G Cambrelling Henry Eckford Cadwallader D Colden Smith J Franklin Sharp Curchill Camballing Fernando Wood J A King Alex Taylor Jr. Churchill C Cambregling Edwin S Underhill Francis Bloodgood (head-to-head) Jacob Jay Josiah Churchill Lynde Catlin Mark Starr Sylvanus Barker V Thomas Stratton Warner Miller
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.16%	Henry Storrs Allen Frazer Bacon Huntington (head-to-head) Sill Evans Joel Bristol John Lewis Childs Gamaliel H Barstow Andrew Elmer Charles R Seymour David Ostrom Elmer S White Ernest H Woodruff George S Schuyler Hoyt J L N Hunt John C Pride John Doe John G Davis Johnson Luther Guiteau Samuel Dyer Samuel F Snowden Williams
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.03%	Thomas Gold Joshua Hatheway Aaron Henry Alphonzo A Hopkins Henry Mneil Jonathan Forman Wilhelmus Mynderse Sylvanus Smally Andrew L Martin Erastus Clevelend Francis Bloodgood (head-to-head) G L Halsey Luther Rich Samuel Marsh William Whipple Brown Daniel Vanhorne Huntington (head-to-head) John W Bulkeley Fox Nathan Sage Otis G Pike Vancleve C Mott Edwin Wright V Frederick Hart Pascal C I Deaugelis Thomas R Guld Thomas Rold

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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.