John Dawson

★ U.S. Representative

Born: February 7, 1813
Died: September 18, 1870
Age at death: 57
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1850–1864

Career timeline

1850Rep 1852Rep 1862Rep 1864Rep

4-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Dawson37,284

Opponents34,334

Elections run

Between 1850 and 1864, John Dawson ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Dawson's biggest single-election total was 10,855 votes, in the 1864 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 21.

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How many votes has John Dawson received?

John Dawson has received 37,284 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

John Dawson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1864	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	10,85550.29%	Fuller
1862	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	10,23450.56%	Steward
1852	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	9,79156.76%	Gow
1850	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	6,40451.07%	Andrew Ogle

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000153) and Wikidata (Q6244988). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Dawson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-dawson-pennsylvania. Accessed [date].

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.