William S Patterson

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1800–1936

Career timeline

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1-8

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Patterson51,604

Opponents291,892

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1936, William S Patterson ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 8. Patterson's biggest single-election total was 31,131 votes, in the 1926 U.S. House election in New York's District 9. Patterson's closest win came in the 1802 U.S. House election in New York's District 16, decided by 379 votes.

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How many votes has William S Patterson received?

William S Patterson has received 51,604 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–8.

Election history

William S Patterson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1936	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,9421.25%	Joseph Gavagan Jacob E Alexander William F McCann Murray Gross
1926	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	31,13139.32%	David J Oconnell Robinson
1902	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	7522.09%	William Ryan John M Farquhar Theodore E F Schorr E J Cook
1878	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9,65531.82%	Walter Wood R H Ferguson
1826	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,00240.15%	James Strong
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2	Robert Monell Joseph Lyman Andrew J Campbell Charles D Pratt Platt William Whitney Ezekiel Crocker Anthony J B Ross Martin G Schuneman Baldwin Abraham Vannostrand Heman Kelsey Guy C Humphrey Caleb Eldred Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Seth Chace Henry Metcalf (head-to-head) George Harpur David Buttolph Ebenezer Wakely Tilly Lynde Joseph B Cooper (head-to-head) Obadiah German Otis G Pike Monson Morris
1812	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,9170.01%	Joel Thompson William Dowse Robert Roseboom (head-to-head) Henry Metcalf (head-to-head) Jonathan Bosaboom Stephen O Runyon Reuben P Skinner Willard C Price Patterson Amos William B Waldron Aaron Henry (head-to-head) Thomas
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,94054.79%	Comfort Tyler (head-to-head) Francis Bloodgood Caleb Hyde Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Paul F Harper Fernando Wood Hoxie George Walton Green David Ostrom Max Meyers Amos Mozzy Frederick Getman William Beeckman Uri Tracy Joseph B Cooper (head-to-head) Simeon Skeeles John M Wharter Jedediah Sanger (head-to-head) Joshua Mersereau
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2634.33%	Thomas Morris Meriweather Stuart Robert Roseboom (head-to-head) Jedediah Sanger (head-to-head) T H Walker Edward Edwards Comfort Tyler (head-to-head) Eaker William Cooper Ada Danforth Samuel Tinckham Aaron Henry (head-to-head) G L Halsey Michael E Butler William H Cuyler Rockwell Kent Nathaniel W Howel Joseph S Sidney Williams William D Stewart Clarence M Lyon

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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.