John Gibson

U.S. Representative
Born
January 3, 1893
Died
October 19, 1960
Age at death
67
Home state
Georgia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1940
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Gibson24,454
Opponents0
1
Elections run

John Gibson (1893–1960), a Democratic politician from Georgia, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1940 U.S. House election in Georgia's District 8 with 24,454 votes (96.64%).

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How many votes has John Gibson received?

John Gibson has received 24,454 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Gibson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1940U.S. HouseGeorgiaWon24,45496.64%
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (G000163) and Wikidata (Q1701644). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Gibson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-gibson. 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.