John Cushman

U.S. Representative
Born
March 8, 1784
Died
September 16, 1848
Age at death
64
Home state
New York
Party
federalist
On the ballot
1816
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cushman2,573
Opponents2,115
1
Elections run

John Cushman (1784–1848), a Federalist politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1816 U.S. House election in New York's District 10 with 2,573 votes (54.88%), defeating Richard W Turner and John D Dickinson and 6 other candidates.

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How many votes has John Cushman received?

John Cushman has received 2,573 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Cushman’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1816U.S. HouseNew YorkWon2,57354.88%Richard W Turner
John D Dickinson

William Forkinson

John Rawson

James Hogeboom

Harry W Paine

Brown

Peter Crandall
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001019) and Wikidata (Q1659375). 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.