John Benjamin

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 23, 1817
Died: March 8, 1877
Age at death: 60
Home state: Missouri
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1864–1868

Career timeline

1864Rep 1866Rep 1868Rep

3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Benjamin17,490

Opponents11,226

Elections run

Between 1864 and 1868, John Benjamin ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Benjamin's biggest single-election total was 8,954 votes, in the 1868 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 8.

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How many votes has John Benjamin received?

John Benjamin has received 17,490 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

John Benjamin’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1868	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	8,95452.05%	Williams
1866	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	—	—
1864	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	8,53674.14%	Glover

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000364) and Wikidata (Q1700007). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Benjamin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-benjamin. 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.