John Cantine

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 20, 1735
Died: April 30, 1808
Age at death: 72
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1802–1808

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cantine1,340

Opponents9,812

Elections run

Between 1802 and 1808, John Cantine ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 2. Cantine's biggest single-election total was 1,220 votes, in the 1802 U.S. House election in New York's District 7.

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How many votes has John Cantine received?

John Cantine has received 1,340 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.

Election history

John Cantine’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Barent Gardenier Charles C Dill Barnet Gardinier Joseph Masbrouck Garrit Abeel Joseph Hasbrouck Samuel Tenbroeck Petrus Elmendorph Andrew Backus E J Cook
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1193.06%	John Mwhorter Reuben Humphrey Reuben Humphreys Fernando Wood Uri Tracy Michael E Butler John Parris John Ballard Warner Miller Daniel Bradley William Kirkpatrick James O Cleveland John A Brush Ada Danforth William H Sabin Josiah Hacket Reuben Humpre Stephen Arnel Reuben Humphe John Goodale Zachariah Cutting George Moury Jonas Spapford Vincent Matthew Ansa Danford John Jayne Reuben Humph John I Auckmody Jonathan Brownel Anson Cary William A Simons
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	1,22048.64%	Lucas Elmendorf Caleb Benton Solomon Sutherland Johannis Hornbeck Christian France

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q6225063). 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.