John D Anderson

U.S. Representative
Home state
West Virginia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1888
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Anderson15,474
Opponents14,970
1
Elections run

John D Anderson, a Democratic politician from West Virginia, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1888 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 3 with 15,474 votes (50.83%), defeating James H McGinnis and W D Sandford and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has John D Anderson received?

John D Anderson has received 15,474 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John D Anderson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1888U.S. HouseWest VirginiaWon15,47450.83%James H McGinnis
W D Sandford

C W Henson

Frank Burt

J H Higgins
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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.