John Clarke

U.S. Representative
Born
January 15, 1873
Died
November 5, 1933
Age at death
60
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1920–1932
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clarke336,800
Opponents176,476
6
Elections run

Between 1920 and 1932, John Clarke ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Clarke's biggest single-election total was 80,531 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in New York's District 34. Clarke's closest win came in the 1932 U.S. House election in New York's District 34, decided by 14,561 votes.

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How many votes has John Clarke received?

John Clarke has received 336,800 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

John Clarke’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1932U.S. HouseNew YorkWon58,73553.25%Charles R Seymour (head-to-head)
Leon Ray Steenburg

Pierre Denie
1930U.S. HouseNew YorkWon51,46068.22%James F Byrne
1928U.S. HouseNew YorkWon80,53170.98%William W Lampman
1926U.S. HouseNew YorkWon52,36371.58%McGuire
1922U.S. HouseNew YorkWon40,90262.69%Wheeler
Arthur Breckenridge (head-to-head)
1920U.S. HouseNew YorkWon52,80969.77%Charles R Seymour (head-to-head)
Arthur Breckenridge (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000465) and Wikidata (Q6228123). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Clarke: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-clarke. 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.