John Chapman

U.S. Representative
Born
October 18, 1740
Died
January 27, 1800
Age at death
59
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1796–1798
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Chapman5,819
Opponents17,123
2
Elections run

Between 1796 and 1798, John Chapman ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Chapman's biggest single-election total was 3,605 votes, in the 1798 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 4.

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How many votes has John Chapman received?

John Chapman has received 5,819 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

John Chapman’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1798U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost3,60521.24%Robert Brown
John Muhlenberg

Jacob Eyerly

Walter E Morris
1796U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon2,21437.11%Samuel Sitgreaves
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000313) and Wikidata (Q2658986). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Chapman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-chapman. 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.