John Boyd

U.S. Representative
Born
July 31, 1799
Died
July 2, 1868
Age at death
68
Home state
New York
Party
whig
On the ballot
1850
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Boyd6,286
Opponents4,415
1
Elections run

John Boyd (1799–1868), a Whig politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1850 U.S. House election in New York's District 14 with 6,286 votes (58.74%), defeating Lemon Thompson.

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How many votes has John Boyd received?

John Boyd has received 6,286 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Boyd’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1850U.S. HouseNew YorkWon6,28658.74%Lemon Thompson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000718) and Wikidata (Q2688861). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Boyd: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-boyd-new-york. 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.