John G Dow

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1806–1974

Career timeline

1806Rep 1818Rep 1822Rep 1860Rep 1968Rep 1972Rep

1974Rep

0-7

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Dow230,382

Opponents347,068

Elections run

Between 1806 and 1974, John G Dow ran in 7 U.S. House elections, losing all 7. Dow's biggest single-election total was 88,894 votes, in the 1968 U.S. House election in New York's District 27.

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How many votes has John G Dow received?

John G Dow has received 230,382 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

John G Dow’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1974	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	58,16136%	Benjamin A. Gilman (head-to-head) John H Moore
1972	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	74,90639.34%	Benjamin A. Gilman (head-to-head) Yale Rapkin
1968	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	88,8942.54%	Martin McKneally Frederick P Roland
1860	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8,41743.77%	Elijah Ward
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	James Strong Robert Monell Elijah Bunker J A King Nicholas McIntyre Joseph Tarbush
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.02%	Jonathan Richmond Caleb Baker Silas Bowker John Lewis Childs Wm B Rochester Evans Hubbard W Rathbun George Guest Bacon Lemon Thompson Warner Miller James L Wells Anson L Gardner Gerald Root (head-to-head) Low Philip Kings Samuel Crittendon Raymond K Bull Alva Carpenter Ira S Jarvis Fernando Wood Robert J McCall Oliver Petteys Reuben P Skinner Moses Remington R E Sutton Jeremiah Cassady Frank B Arnold (head-to-head) Oliver Comstock Peter Field Gamaliel H Barstow Ephraim Wethey Horace Jerome Jacob H Durkee Charles C Dill J Mulford Robinson Richard Townley David Woodcock Rogers Abraham Gridley Thomas Maxwell Julian Park Franklin Leonard Jr. Payne George H Stevenson Elijah Hiaman Edward F Cassidy
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.03%	Russel Andrew L Martin William E Booth June Eggleton Smith H Barlow Ole L Snyder S Marling Gerald Root (head-to-head) Joshua Pine Beardsley Jacob Gephard Joseph Fitch F R Gilbert Erastus Ruth Samuel Burt Robert Roseboom Samuel Marvine Elmer S White Aaron Henry Frank B Arnold (head-to-head)

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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.