John Andrew

★ U.S. Representative
Born
November 26, 1850
Died
May 30, 1895
Age at death
44
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Democratic
Years in office
3 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot
1886–1890
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Andrew144,213
Opponents149,117
3
Elections run

Between 1886 and 1890, John Andrew ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), winning 2 and losing 1. Andrew's biggest single-election total was 112,883 votes, in the 1886 governor election in Massachusetts. Andrew's closest win came in the 1888 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 3, decided by 1,558 votes.

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How many votes has John Andrew received?

John Andrew has received 144,213 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

John Andrew’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1890U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon14,99256.15%Edward L Pierce
John W Field
1888U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon16,33851.98%Beard
Shugg
1886GovernorMassachusettsLost112,88346.31%Oliver Ames
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000242) and Wikidata (Q1700003). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Andrew: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-andrew. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified November 9, 2026.