John Caldwell

U.S. Representative
Born
April 21, 1852
Died
May 24, 1927
Age at death
75
Home state
Ohio
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1888–1892
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Caldwell65,888
Opponents56,206
3
Elections run

Between 1888 and 1892, John Caldwell ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Caldwell's biggest single-election total was 22,240 votes, in the 1892 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 2. Caldwell's closest win came in the 1888 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 2, decided by 1,596 votes.

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How many votes has John Caldwell received?

John Caldwell has received 65,888 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

John Caldwell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1892U.S. HouseOhioWon22,24051.46%Charles T Greve
John W Harrington

Lorenzo D McGowan
1890U.S. HouseOhioWon22,02159.92%Oliver Brown
C B Bosserman
1888U.S. HouseOhioWon21,62750.95%Clinton W Gerard
W H Stephenson

Charles Brown
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000034) and Wikidata (Q1699052). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Caldwell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-caldwell-ohio. 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.