John Cady

U.S. Representative
Born
June 28, 1790
Died
January 5, 1854
Age at death
63
Home state
New York
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1822
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cady2,215
Opponents2,151
1
Elections run

John Cady (1790–1854), an Independent politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1822 U.S. House election in New York's District 16 with 2,215 votes (50.69%), defeating Edward A Sheldon and Conkling and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has John Cady received?

John Cady has received 2,215 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Cady’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1822U.S. HouseNew YorkWon2,21550.69%Edward A Sheldon
Conkling

Jesse I Degraaf

Smith
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000015) and Wikidata (Q3388808). 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.