John Chipman

U.S. Representative
Born
August 10, 1800
Died
July 27, 1869
Age at death
68
Home state
Michigan
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1844
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Chipman9,435
Opponents10,207
1
Elections run

John Chipman (1800–1869), a Democratic politician from Michigan, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1844 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 2 with 9,435 votes (47.72%), defeating William H Taylor and Edwin A Atlee.

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How many votes has John Chipman received?

John Chipman has received 9,435 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Chipman’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1844U.S. HouseMichiganWon9,43547.72%William H Taylor
Edwin A Atlee
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000368) and Wikidata (Q736883). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Chipman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-chipman-michigan. 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.