John Cochran

★ U.S. Representative

Born: August 11, 1880
Died: March 6, 1947
Age at death: 66
Home state: Missouri
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1926–1944

Career timeline

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9-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cochran1.5M

Opponents19.9M

Elections run

Between 1926 and 1944, John Cochran ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Cochran's biggest single-election total was 1,013,824 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Missouri's at-large district. Cochran's closest win came in the 1926 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 11, decided by 2,300 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Missouri's District 13, every U.S. House race in Missouri's at-large district, or every U.S. House race in Missouri's District 11.

How many votes has John Cochran received?

John Cochran has received 1,455,910 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

John Cochran’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1944	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	76,40899.95%	William McNaught
1942	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	37,65161.3%	D E Horn
1940	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	82,41764.54%	W S Sanford Kochendorfer (head-to-head)
1938	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	59,20268.99%	Gray A W Nichols Kochendorfer (head-to-head)
1936	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	85,63068.18%	Harry E Wiehe Holden Kochendorfer (head-to-head)
1934	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	60,19865.46%	Strodtman Saunders Kochendorfer (head-to-head)
1932	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	1,013,8244.88%	James Claiborne Joseph Shannon Clyde Williams Clarence Cannon Frank Lee James Ruffin Ralph Lozier Jacob Milligan Reuben Wood Milton Romjue Richard Duncan Clement Dickinson Dyer Henry F Niedringhaus James Stewart John M Hadley Carl Otto Miller Phil A Bennett Clark Manlove Rowland L Johnston David Hopkins Palmer Davis Phillips Morrison Langley Becker Elliff Anderson Henschel Davidson Turner Hill Harrison Shumaker Thayer Benz
1930	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	17,72699.85%	Spalti (head-to-head)
1926	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	22,85452.62%	Henri Chouteau Spalti (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000565) and Wikidata (Q1700567). 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.