John Anderson

U.S. Representative
Born
June 26, 1834
Died
May 18, 1892
Age at death
57
Home state
Kansas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1878–1888
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Anderson184,943
Opponents114,901
6
Elections run

Between 1878 and 1888, John Anderson ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Anderson's biggest single-election total was 48,599 votes, in the 1880 U.S. House election in Kansas's District 1. Anderson's closest win came in the 1886 U.S. House election in Kansas's District 5, decided by 6,489 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Kansas's District 5, every U.S. House race in Kansas's District 1, or all 1888 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John Anderson received?

John Anderson has received 184,943 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

John Anderson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1888U.S. HouseKansasWon22,84859.63%N D Toby
E Leonardson

L J Frybarger
1886U.S. HouseKansasWon19,24053.11%J G Lowe
A S Wilson

J H Lucas
1884U.S. HouseKansasWon22,54864.05%A A Carnahan
M D Tenney
1882U.S. HouseKansasWon41,25168.28%Charles H Moody
L T Smith
1880U.S. HouseKansasWon48,59961.78%C C Burnes
John Davis
1878U.S. HouseKansasWon30,45759.59%J R McClure
E Gale
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000194) and Wikidata (Q1699114). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Anderson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-anderson. 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.