John Barham

U.S. Representative
Born
July 17, 1843
Died
January 22, 1926
Age at death
82
Home state
California
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1894–1898
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Barham52,525
Opponents57,924
3
Elections run

Between 1894 and 1898, John Barham ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Barham's biggest single-election total was 19,598 votes, in the 1898 U.S. House election in California's District 1.

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How many votes has John Barham received?

John Barham has received 52,525 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

John Barham’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1898U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon19,59851.77%Emmet Seawell
1896U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon17,82649.65%Fletcher A Cutler
George Wilfried Monteith

B F Taylor
1894U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon15,10141.14%Thomas Geary
Robert F Grigsby

J R Dr Gregory
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000140) and Wikidata (Q1699126). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Barham: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-barham. 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.