John Coghlan

U.S. Representative
Born
December 8, 1835
Died
March 26, 1879
Age at death
43
Home state
California
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1871
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Coghlan18,503
Opponents17,309
1
Elections run

John Coghlan (1835–1879), a Republican politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1871 U.S. House election in California's District 3 with 18,503 votes (51.66%), defeating George Pearce.

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How many votes has John Coghlan received?

John Coghlan has received 18,503 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Coghlan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1871U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon18,50351.66%George Pearce
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000594) and Wikidata (Q1669554). 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.