John Eagan

U.S. Representative
Born
January 22, 1872
Died
June 13, 1956
Age at death
84
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1912–1922
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Eagan125,168
Opponents86,737
6
Elections run

Between 1912 and 1922, John Eagan ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 1. Eagan's biggest single-election total was 39,957 votes, in the 1922 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 11. Eagan's closest win came in the 1916 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 11, decided by 6,720 votes.

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How many votes has John Eagan received?

John Eagan has received 125,168 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.

Election history

John Eagan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1922U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon39,95766.84%Archibald Olpp (head-to-head)
Reilly (head-to-head)

Charles A Eypper
1920U.S. HouseNew JerseyLost23,40242.97%Archibald Olpp (head-to-head)
I George Koven

William J Tighe
1918U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon14,28167.51%Brennan (head-to-head)
Reilly (head-to-head)
1916U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon15,76959.2%Brennan (head-to-head)
Bausch

Hendrick
1914U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon17,55164.9%Straus
Reilly (head-to-head)
1912U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon14,20862.25%Besson
Reilly (head-to-head)

Sweeney

Sillcox
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000001) and Wikidata (Q768207). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.