William S Patterson

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
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 Anthony J B Ross Ezekiel Crocker Martin G Schuneman Abraham Vannostrand Baldwin Caleb Eldred George Harpur Guy C Humphrey Heman Kelsey Henry Metcalf (head-to-head) Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Seth Chace David Buttolph Ebenezer Wakely Joseph B Cooper (head-to-head) Monson Morris Obadiah German Otis G Pike Tilly Lynde
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 Aaron Henry (head-to-head) Patterson Amos Reuben P Skinner Stephen O Runyon Thomas Willard C Price William B Waldron
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,94054.79%	Comfort Tyler (head-to-head) Caleb Hyde Francis Bloodgood Fernando Wood George Walton Green Hoxie Lemon Thompson (head-to-head) Paul F Harper Amos Mozzy David Ostrom Frederick Getman Max Meyers Uri Tracy William Beeckman Jedediah Sanger (head-to-head) John M Wharter Joseph B Cooper (head-to-head) Joshua Mersereau Simeon Skeeles
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) Aaron Henry (head-to-head) Ada Danforth Eaker G L Halsey Samuel Tinckham William Cooper Clarence M Lyon Joseph S Sidney Michael E Butler Nathaniel W Howel Rockwell Kent William D Stewart William H Cuyler Williams

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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.