John C. Beckham

U.S. Senator
Born
August 5, 1869
Died
January 9, 1940
Age at death
70
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1914–1920
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Beckham625,849
Opponents617,982
2
Elections run

Between 1914 and 1920, John C. Beckham ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Beckham's biggest single-election total was 449,244 votes, in the 1920 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky. Beckham's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky, decided by 31,847 votes.

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How many votes has John C. Beckham received?

John C. Beckham has received 625,849 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

John C. Beckham’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1920U.S. SenateKentuckyLost449,24449.72%Richard P. Ernst
1914U.S. SenateKentuckyWon176,60551.89%Augustus E. Willson
Burton Vance

H. J. Robertson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000293) and Wikidata (Q741918). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.