John Dougherty

★ U.S. Representative

Born: February 25, 1857
Died: August 1, 1905
Age at death: 48
Home state: Missouri
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1898–1902

Career timeline

1898Rep 1900Rep 1902Rep

3-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Dougherty59,823

Opponents50,998

Elections run

Between 1898 and 1902, John Dougherty ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Dougherty's biggest single-election total was 22,993 votes, in the 1900 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 3. Dougherty's closest win came in the 1902 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 3, decided by 2,652 votes.

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How many votes has John Dougherty received?

John Dougherty has received 59,823 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

John Dougherty’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1902	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	17,27054.15%	Ward
1900	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	22,99354.48%	Leeper
1898	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	19,56053.11%	Goodrich Towns

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000447) and Wikidata (Q1479276). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Dougherty: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-dougherty. 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.