Zephaniah Swift

U.S. House candidate

Born: February 27, 1759
Died: September 27, 1823
Age at death: 64
Home state: Connecticut
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1821–1823

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Career timeline

1821Rep 1823Rep

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Swift139

Opponents79,365

Elections run

Between 1821 and 1823, Zephaniah Swift ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Swift's biggest single-election total was 127 votes, in the 1821 U.S. House election in Connecticut's at-large district.

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How many votes has Zephaniah Swift received?

Zephaniah Swift has received 139 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Zephaniah Swift’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1823	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	120.04%	Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) Ebenezer Stoddard (head-to-head) Ansel Sterling (head-to-head) Lemuel Whitman Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Ellsworth B Foote Henry W Edwards Daniel Burrows John Rufs Lyman Law (head-to-head) Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Asa Bacon (head-to-head) Denison (head-to-head) Willey (head-to-head) Joseph Eaton Hubbard Phelps (head-to-head) William A Sherman David Daggett Frederick Wolcott Beers Noah B Benedict Calvin Goddard Nathaniel Griffen Seth P Staples (head-to-head) Hall Wells Epaph Champion Nathaniel Terry Jacob B Gurley John S Peters William Bristol David Plant (head-to-head) Johnson (head-to-head) Eli Todd Nicholas Moseley
1821	U.S. HouseConnecticut	Lost	1270.26%	Gideon Tomlinson (head-to-head) Noyes Barber (head-to-head) Henry Edwards John Russ Ebenezer Stoddard (head-to-head) Ansel Sterling (head-to-head) Daniel Burrows Willey (head-to-head) Elisha Tracy Timothy Pitkin (head-to-head) Lyman Law (head-to-head) Williams (head-to-head) Phelps (head-to-head) Samuel B Sherwood James Stevens Ogden Moreley Samuel A Foot Denison (head-to-head) Asa Bacon (head-to-head) Seth P Staples (head-to-head) Smith E Huntington Ingersoll Henry W Ellsworth Johnson (head-to-head) David Plant (head-to-head) Lemuel Whitman

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Zephaniah Swift: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/zephaniah-swift-connecticut. Accessed [date].

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.