John Edwards

U.S. Representative
Born
June 24, 1804
Died
October 14, 1888
Age at death
84
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1840
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Edwards29,382
Opponents72,417
1
Elections run

John Edwards (1804–1888), a Democratic politician from Missouri, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1840 U.S. House election in Missouri's at-large district with 29,382 votes (28.86%), defeating John Miller and Samuels and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has John Edwards received?

John Edwards has received 29,382 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Edwards’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1840U.S. HouseMissouriWon29,38228.86%John Miller
Samuels

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000076) and Wikidata (Q1699696). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Edwards: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-edwards-missouri. 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.