John Dawson
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- March 17, 1798
- Died
- June 26, 1845
- Age at death
- 47
- Home state
- Louisiana
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1840
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Dawson1,933
Opponents1,920
1
Elections run
John Dawson (1798–1845), a Democratic politician from Louisiana, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1840 U.S. House election in Louisiana's District 2 with 1,933 votes (50.17%), defeating Morgan.
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How many votes has John Dawson received?
John Dawson has received 1,933 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.
Election history
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000152) and Wikidata (Q1699316). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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