John Cosgrove

U.S. Representative
Born
September 12, 1839
Died
August 15, 1925
Age at death
85
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1882
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cosgrove17,149
Opponents11,349
1
Elections run

John Cosgrove (1839–1925), a Democratic politician from Missouri, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1882 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 6 with 17,149 votes (60.18%), defeating Alldridge.

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How many votes has John Cosgrove received?

John Cosgrove has received 17,149 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Cosgrove’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1882U.S. HouseMissouriWon17,14960.18%Alldridge
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000793) and Wikidata (Q1699666). 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.