John Esch

U.S. Representative
Born
March 20, 1861
Died
April 27, 1941
Age at death
80
Home state
Wisconsin
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1898–1918
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Esch217,134
Opponents110,531
11
Elections run

Between 1898 and 1918, John Esch ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Esch's biggest single-election total was 25,505 votes, in the 1904 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 7. Esch's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. House election in Wisconsin's District 7, decided by 7,555 votes.

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How many votes has John Esch received?

John Esch has received 217,134 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

John Esch’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1918U.S. HouseWisconsinWon16,14070.91%Bentley
Needham
1916U.S. HouseWisconsinWon24,15768.19%Herman Grotophorst
C L Clifford

C A Noetzelman (head-to-head)
1914U.S. HouseWisconsinWon15,11363.49%Virgil W Cady
L R Larson

C A Noetzelman (head-to-head)
1912U.S. HouseWisconsinWon20,06561.01%William Coffland
B S Hawley

C A Noetzelman (head-to-head)
1910U.S. HouseWisconsinWon15,36563.05%Jeremiah L Mahoney
John Marquet

L Merrill
1908U.S. HouseWisconsinWon25,20268.04%B F Keeler
W Gray
1906U.S. HouseWisconsinWon18,04272.68%Charles F Hulle
1904U.S. HouseWisconsinWon25,50566.81%N C Basheller
G A Markam

H Leinenkugel
1902U.S. HouseWisconsinWon18,69464.55%William Cernahan
Frank R Sebenthal
1900U.S. HouseWisconsinWon22,71565.2%John P Rice
Charles L Allen
1898U.S. HouseWisconsinWon16,13664.67%John F Doherty
Luther W Wood
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000212) and Wikidata (Q1444281). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Esch: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-esch. 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.