John Ferdon

U.S. Representative
Born
December 13, 1826
Died
August 5, 1884
Age at death
57
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1878
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ferdon11,861
Opponents14,833
1
Elections run

John Ferdon (1826–1884), a Republican politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1878 U.S. House election in New York's District 14 with 11,861 votes (44.38%), defeating George Beebe and Voorhis and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has John Ferdon received?

John Ferdon has received 11,861 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Ferdon’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HouseNew YorkWon11,86144.38%George Beebe
Voorhis

Ebenezer Merritt
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000079) and Wikidata (Q2791133). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Ferdon: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-ferdon. 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.