John Fell

U.S. House candidate

Born: January 1, 1721
Died: May 15, 1798
Age at death: 77
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1789

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Fell137

Opponents66,754

Elections run

John Fell (1721–1798), an Independent politician from New Jersey, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1789 U.S. House election in New Jersey's at-large district to James Schureman, receiving 137 votes (0.2%).

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How many votes has John Fell received?

John Fell has received 137 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

John Fell’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1789	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	1370.2%	James Schureman Elias Boudinot Lambert Cadwalader Thomas Sinnickson Clark Jr. Jonathan Dayton Whitten Cripps Robert Hoops John Witherspoon Benjamin Van Cleve James Parker Thomas Henderson Robert Hooper Josiah Hornblower Stevens James Linn Abraham Kitchell James Parks William Winds Thomas Fenimore Silas Condict Abraham Ogden Henry Stiles Thomas C Stewart Benjamin Thomson Alvgander McWhorter John Sheppard John Rutherford William Woodhull Samuel Tuthill Frederick Frelinghuysen Jacob Hardenburgh Hughes Job Smith John Mehelm Patrick Dennis John Armstrong John Neilson

Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q6232909). 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.