John E. Moss

U.S. Representative
Born
April 13, 1915
Died
December 5, 1997
Age at death
82
Home state
California
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1952–1976
13-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Moss1.8M
Opponents691,650
13
Elections run

Between 1952 and 1976, John E. Moss ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Moss's biggest single-election total was 200,439 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in California's District 3. Moss's closest win came in the 1952 U.S. House election in California's District 3, decided by 5,202 votes.

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How many votes has John E. Moss received?

John E. Moss has received 1,773,352 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

John E. Moss’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1976U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon139,77972.86%George R. Marsh Jr.
1974U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon122,13472.33%Ivaldo Lenci
1972U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon151,70669.91%John Rakus
1970U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon117,49661.56%Elmore J Duffy (head-to-head)
Allen E Priest
1968U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon107,44656%Elmore J Duffy (head-to-head)
James T Slaughter
1966U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon143,17767.46%Terry G Feil
1964U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon166,68874.3%Einar B Gjelsteen
1962U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon138,25774.82%W W Smith
1960U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon200,43999.98%
1958U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon169,72799.99%
1956U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon132,93068.58%Noel C Stevenson
1954U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon96,23865.31%W W Phillips
1952U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon87,33550.8%Leslie E Wood
Helen C Thomsen
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001035) and Wikidata (Q1699893). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John E. Moss: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-e-moss. 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.