John Coffee

★ U.S. Representative

Born: December 3, 1782
Died: September 25, 1836
Age at death: 53
Home state: Georgia
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1832–1836

Career timeline

1832Rep 1834Rep 1836Rep

2-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Coffee83,408

Opponents1.4M

Elections run

Between 1832 and 1836, John Coffee ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Coffee's biggest single-election total was 32,581 votes, in the 1834 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district.

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How many votes has John Coffee received?

John Coffee has received 83,408 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

John Coffee’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1836	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Lost	28,5435.58%	Jabez Jackson Thomas Glascock George Towns (head-to-head) Jesse Cleveland Charles Haynes (head-to-head) Seaton Grantland (head-to-head) George Owens (head-to-head) Hopkins Holsey William Dawson Julius Alford Colquette Habersham G P King Nesbit Black
1834	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	32,5815.99%	James Wayne (head-to-head) William Schley (head-to-head) Charles Haynes (head-to-head) George Towns (head-to-head) George Owens (head-to-head) James Terrell Seaton Grantland (head-to-head) John Sanford George Gilmer (head-to-head) Richard Wilde (head-to-head) Thomas Foster (head-to-head) Roger Gamble (head-to-head) Chappell Lamar Beall Daniel Newman (head-to-head) Daniel
1832	U.S. HouseGeorgia	Won	22,2845.36%	James Wayne (head-to-head) Richard Wilde (head-to-head) George Gilmer (head-to-head) Augustin Clayton Thomas Foster (head-to-head) Roger Gamble (head-to-head) Seaborn Jones William Schley (head-to-head) Charles E Haynes Owens Terrell Thomas E Watson Branham Stewart Charles Harris Daniel Newman (head-to-head) Henry Lamar Milton

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000583) and Wikidata (Q1699876). 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.