John Fitzgerald

★ U.S. Representative

Born: March 10, 1872
Died: May 13, 1952
Age at death: 80
Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1898–1916

Career timeline

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10-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Fitzgerald185,182

Opponents118,277

Elections run

Between 1898 and 1916, John Fitzgerald ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Fitzgerald's biggest single-election total was 23,463 votes, in the 1904 U.S. House election in New York's District 7. Fitzgerald's closest win came in the 1900 U.S. House election in New York's District 2, decided by 321 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 7, every U.S. House race in New York's District 2, or all 1916 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John Fitzgerald received?

John Fitzgerald has received 185,182 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

John Fitzgerald’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1916	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	15,45463.47%	Bowman Alexander Fraser (head-to-head) John McKee (head-to-head)
1914	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	15,06565.87%	Miles E Wilcox D Frank Allen Alexander Fraser (head-to-head) Brown (head-to-head)
1912	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	21,59559.12%	Charles A Brady Henry Crygier John McKee (head-to-head)
1910	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	16,84767.34%	William R A Koehl (head-to-head) Charles H Matchett Smith (head-to-head)
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	17,77358.49%	William R A Koehl (head-to-head) Smith (head-to-head) Gus Petrit Brown (head-to-head)
1906	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	15,05547.07%	William C Banks John T Moran Leo Schmidt (head-to-head) James Stanly
1904	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	23,46362.55%	Robert H Haskell Leo Schmidt (head-to-head) Michael J Condon
1902	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	23,11267.52%	James T Williamson Bernard Hughes Peter Larsen (head-to-head) J L N Hunt
1900	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	18,38750.06%	William M Ketcham Leslie E Stiles Adolph O Carson
1898	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	18,43155.55%	Denis M Hurley Peter Larsen (head-to-head) William W Passage Thomas W F Scanlon

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000165) and Wikidata (Q1670426). 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.