John E. Sweeney

U.S. Representative
Born
August 9, 1955
Current age
70
Home state
New York
Party
independence
On the ballot
2000–2006
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sweeney606,913
Opponents353,302
4
Elections run

Between 2000 and 2006, John E. Sweeney ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Sweeney's biggest single-election total was 188,753 votes, in the 2004 U.S. House election in New York's District 20. Sweeney's closest win came in the 2000 U.S. House election in New York's District 22, decided by 88,257 votes.

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How many votes has John E. Sweeney received?

John E. Sweeney has received 606,913 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.

Election history

John E. Sweeney’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2006U.S. HouseNew YorkLost110,5542.63%Kirsten E. Gillibrand
2004U.S. HouseNew YorkWon188,7533.48%Doris F. Kelly
Morris N. Guller
2002U.S. HouseNew YorkWon140,2386.7%Frank Stoppenbach
Margaret Lewis
2000U.S. HouseNew YorkWon167,3684.72%Kenneth F. McCallion
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001149) and Wikidata (Q6199983). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John E. Sweeney: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-e-sweeney. 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.