John Gaines
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 22, 1795
- Died
- December 9, 1857
- Age at death
- 62
- Home state
- Kentucky
- Party
- whig
- On the ballot
- 1847
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gaines7,496
Opponents7,372
1
Elections run
John Gaines (1795–1857), a Whig politician from Kentucky, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1847 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 10 with 7,496 votes (50.42%), defeating L B Desha.
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How many votes has John Gaines received?
John Gaines has received 7,496 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.
Election history
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000006) and Wikidata (Q889406). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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