John G Ward

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1800–1962

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Ward137,882

Opponents247,447

Elections run

Between 1800 and 1962, John G Ward ran in 10 U.S. House elections, losing all 10. Ward's biggest single-election total was 63,306 votes, in the 1962 U.S. House election in New York's District 27.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 27, every U.S. House race in New York's District 39, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 30.

How many votes has John G Ward received?

John G Ward has received 137,882 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–10.

Election history

John G Ward’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1962	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	63,30639.88%	Katharine Saintgeorge
1912	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	19,12538.9%	George McClellan William L Manning Platt N Chase Eugene Daurner
1912	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	15,52933.93%	Henry Danforth Silas L Strivings Alva Carpenter John E Orourke
1900	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	21,19640.5%	James Wadsworth Edward D Barrister
1892	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	17,88346.14%	Charles Tracey William A Dickenson Daniel F Lawlor William F Steer
1878	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	8323.44%	Archibald Bliss Clarence M Lyon John J Kelly John E Hanson
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.04%	Caleb Tompkins Benjn Isaacs (head-to-head) Phillip Vancortlandt Crosby Edward Suffren Henry Coffin Jacob Delamontagne Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head) William Requa Fernando Wood John Garritson R E Sutton Theodore E Garrison
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.14%	Philip Van Cortlandt (head-to-head) Jacob Jay Peter Tallman Smith Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) Daniel D Tompkins Lockwood Robert A Osborn Samuel Marvine Monson Morris (head-to-head) Samuel G Verbryck Samuel Gone Abraham Odell Benjn Isaacs (head-to-head) Ebenezer Purdy George Munro James Wilkin John N Jones (head-to-head) John Schenk Mason B Cole Peter Tallmadge Peter Tillman Phillip Van Corpland Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head)
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	40.02%	Gurdon Mumford George Clinton John B Coles Hamilton Fish John R Livinston Monson Morris (head-to-head) John N Jones (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) Allan L Benson Andrew Heister Benjamin Knap George Schmelz James L Wells John Henry Livingston M W %dr< Palmer Semour Sherwin Townsend William Hoffmaster
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.08%	Philip Van Cortlandt (head-to-head) Samuel Bayard Richard Morton Mitchell John N Jones (head-to-head) George M Haight Strong Robert Graham Thomas Rockwell Wm Woolsey Charles Teed

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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 November 11, 2026.