John Ballard

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1804–1848

Career timeline

1804Rep 1806Rep 1806Rep 1848Rep

0-4

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ballard5,751

Opponents22,473

Elections run

Between 1804 and 1848, John Ballard ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Ballard's biggest single-election total was 5,747 votes, in the 1848 U.S. House election in New York's District 25.

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How many votes has John Ballard received?

John Ballard has received 5,751 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

John Ballard’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1848	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	5,74740.05%	Harmon Conger Caleb Hyde
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	William Kirkpatrick John Nicholson John Nicholas Gaylord Griswold Freegift Patchin John M Whorter Joseph Annin Andrew L Martin Rockwell Kent Evans Wharry Smith Westel Willouby George Rosecrantz Hugh Panuel Platt Guy C Humphrey Salmon Buel John Boadman H Gould William Kirkrick Uri Doolittle Nathan Williams Nelson S 2d Kirk Henry P Forbes Aaron Burr John Nichloas Smiley Rosel Fellows Ernest Harrison Buell G Brayton
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.05%	John Mwhorter Reuben Humphrey Reuben Humphreys Fernando Wood John Cantine Uri Tracy (head-to-head) Michael E Butler John Parris Warner Miller (head-to-head) Daniel Bradley William Kirkpatrick James O Cleveland John A Brush Ada Danforth William H Sabin Josiah Hacket Reuben Humpre Stephen Arnel Reuben Humphe John Goodale Zachariah Cutting George Moury Jonas Spapford Vincent Matthew Ansa Danford John Jayne Reuben Humph John I Auckmody Jonathan Brownel Anson Cary William A Simons
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	J N M Hurd Uri Tracy (head-to-head) Edward Edwards G L Halsey David A Howell Comfort Tyler Benjamin Gold James A Peck Payne Huntington James L Wells William V A Waterman William I Vredenbergh Obadiah Yeomans Peter Betts Warner Miller (head-to-head) John Osgood Judas Iscariot John McWhorter Caleb Keep

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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.