John A Ryan

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1896–1938
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ryan114,041
Opponents181,953
4
Elections run

Between 1896 and 1938, John A Ryan ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Ryan's biggest single-election total was 56,770 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 4.

Browse every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 4, every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 9, or all 1938 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John A Ryan received?

John A Ryan has received 114,041 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

John A Ryan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1938U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost53,26645.86%Pehr Holmes (head-to-head)
1936U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost56,77047.41%Pehr Holmes (head-to-head)
William A Ahern
1910U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost7672.22%William Wilder
John J Mitchell
1896U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost3,23812.68%John Fitzgerald
Walter Lincoln Sears

Hammond T Fletcher
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John A Ryan: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-a-ryan. 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.