John Boylan

U.S. Representative
Born
September 20, 1878
Died
October 5, 1938
Age at death
60
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1922–1936
8-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Boylan211,233
Opponents63,537
8
Elections run

Between 1922 and 1936, John Boylan ran in 8 U.S. House elections, winning all 8. Boylan's biggest single-election total was 32,435 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in New York's District 15. Boylan's closest win came in the 1922 U.S. House election in New York's District 15, decided by 8,177 votes.

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How many votes has John Boylan received?

John Boylan has received 211,233 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–0.

Election history

John Boylan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1936U.S. HouseNew YorkWon32,43577.49%Arthur Wyler
Harold Hickerson

Hardy
1934U.S. HouseNew YorkWon23,48280.21%Frank J McCoy
Jessie W Hughan (head-to-head)

John N Jones
1932U.S. HouseNew YorkWon30,11280.89%Charles Coudert Nast
William E Bohn

Walter B Raymond
1930U.S. HouseNew YorkWon21,75881.33%Alexander Todd
Leonard Kaye (head-to-head)
1928U.S. HouseNew YorkWon30,84977.55%Gabriel L Kaplan
Jessie W Hughan (head-to-head)
1926U.S. HouseNew YorkWon24,08380.83%John J Curry
Leonard Kaye (head-to-head)
1924U.S. HouseNew YorkWon28,13276.96%John Bigelow Jr.
Leonard Kaye (head-to-head)
1922U.S. HouseNew YorkWon20,38260.79%Thomas Ryan
Leonard Kaye (head-to-head)

Benjamin F Lewis
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000726) and Wikidata (Q3275752). 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.