John Appleton

U.S. Representative
Born
February 11, 1815
Died
August 22, 1864
Age at death
49
Home state
Maine
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1850
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Appleton5,943
Opponents5,903
1
Elections run

John Appleton (1815–1864), a Democratic politician from Maine, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1850 U.S. House election in Maine's District 2 with 5,943 votes (50.12%), defeating Samuel Fessenden.

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How many votes has John Appleton received?

John Appleton has received 5,943 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Appleton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1850U.S. HouseMaineWon5,94350.12%Samuel Fessenden
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000268) and Wikidata (Q1699159). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Appleton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-appleton. 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.