John A Bailey

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1878–1934
0-10
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bailey91,019
Opponents365,005
10
Elections run

Between 1878 and 1934, John A Bailey ran in 10 U.S. House elections, losing all 10. Bailey's biggest single-election total was 23,456 votes, in the 1924 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 20.

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How many votes has John A Bailey received?

John A Bailey has received 91,019 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–10.

Election history

John A Bailey’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1934U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost5310.45%Charles Turpin
John J Casey

John R Muldowney
1926U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost11,1826.54%James Leech
Harry Crichton
1924U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost23,4562.78%Anderson Walters
1922U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost11,9694.27%George Wertz
John M Palmer

Faber McCloskey V
1920U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost18,86528.76%John Rose
Benjamin G Welsh
1908U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost10,20523.75%George McCreary
Charles W Erwin

John M Doran
1906U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost2,1406.17%John Reynolds
Joseph E Thropp

John W Blake
1902U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost1,3354.85%Ernest Acheson
Chas R Eckert

George Frethey

Cunningham

Akilson

Benjamin N McCoy
1898U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost2,0065.65%Joseph Showalter
M L Lockwood
1878U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost9,33035.84%Morgan Wise
A L McFarlane
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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.