John Bailey
★ U.S. Representative
- Home state
- Massachusetts
- Party
- Independent
- On the ballot
- 1824–1868
2-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bailey20,576
Opponents84,059
5
Elections run
Between 1824 and 1868, John Bailey ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 2 and losing 3. Bailey's biggest single-election total was 10,160 votes, in the 1834 governor election in Massachusetts. Bailey's closest win came in the 1826 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 9, decided by 523 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 3, every governor election in Massachusetts, or every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 9.
How many votes has John Bailey received?
John Bailey has received 20,576 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–3.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Lost | 6,89243.12% | Ginery Twichell |
| 1844 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Lost | 1,0018.26% | Amos Abbott George S Boutwell |
| 1834 | GovernorMassachusetts | Lost | 10,16013.48% | John E. Davis Marcus Morton |
| 1826 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 85459.97% | Sherman E Ellis (head-to-head) Peter F Sullivan |
| 1824 | U.S. HouseMassachusetts | Won | 1,66957.28% | Sher Leland Sherman E Ellis (head-to-head) Ebenezer Seaver Jonathan Leonard Joseph Valentine |
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