John Casey

U.S. Representative
Born
May 26, 1875
Died
May 5, 1929
Age at death
53
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1912–1928
4-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Casey296,174
Opponents284,256
9
Elections run

Between 1912 and 1928, John Casey ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 5. Casey's biggest single-election total was 70,943 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 12.

Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 12, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 11, or all 1928 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John Casey received?

John Casey has received 296,174 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–5.

Election history

John Casey’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1928U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon70,9430.7%Thomas Polk Merritt
1926U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon49,4672.21%Edmund Carpenter (head-to-head)
1924U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost35,56238.86%Edmund Carpenter (head-to-head)
1922U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost35,9532.48%D O Coughlin (head-to-head)
1920U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost30,4122.57%Clarence Coughlin
1918U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost16,5470.34%Edmund N Carpenter
1916U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost19,1850.25%Thomas Templeton
Earl E Husted

Dewitt C Davis
1914U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon22,7621.82%Lewis P Kniffen
Lorenzo B Avery

Frank Argust
1912U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon15,34340.46%D O Coughlin (head-to-head)
Charles Bowman

C F Quinn
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000223) and Wikidata (Q6240981). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Casey: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-casey. 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.