John Buck

U.S. Representative
Born
December 6, 1835
Died
February 6, 1917
Age at death
81
Home state
Connecticut
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1880–1886
2-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Buck62,236
Opponents63,378
4
Elections run

Between 1880 and 1886, John Buck ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 2. Buck's biggest single-election total was 17,048 votes, in the 1880 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 1. Buck's closest win came in the 1884 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 1, decided by 304 votes.

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How many votes has John Buck received?

John Buck has received 62,236 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–2.

Election history

John Buck’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1886U.S. HouseConnecticutLost14,55247.22%Robert Vance
Hart

Soper
1884U.S. HouseConnecticutWon16,58949.66%William Eaton (head-to-head)
Hammond

Phelps (head-to-head)
1882U.S. HouseConnecticutLost14,04748.29%William Eaton (head-to-head)
Phelps (head-to-head)
1880U.S. HouseConnecticutWon17,04852.62%Beach
Hewitt

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B001018) and Wikidata (Q258346). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Buck: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-buck. 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.