John Bigby

U.S. Representative
Born
February 13, 1832
Died
March 28, 1898
Age at death
66
Home state
Georgia
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1870
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bigby14,212
Opponents12,649
1
Elections run

John Bigby (1832–1898), a Republican politician from Georgia, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1870 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 3 with 14,212 votes (52.91%), defeating Wright.

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How many votes has John Bigby received?

John Bigby has received 14,212 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Bigby’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1870U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon14,21252.91%Wright
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000452) and Wikidata (Q1668316). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Bigby: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-bigby. 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.