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==Political career== Broderick became active in politics as a young man, joining the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. In 1846, he was the Democratic candidate for [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[New York's 5th congressional district]], but lost the election to [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] candidate [[Frederick A. Tallmadge]], who gained 42% of the vote to Broderick's 38%.<ref>{{cite book |title=Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U. S. Elections |publisher=Congressional Quarterly Inc |location=Washington, DC |year=1985 |page=[https://archive.org/details/congressionalqua0000unse/page/739 739] |isbn=0-87187-339-7 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/congressionalqua0000unse/page/739 }}</ref>
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