John Hardin

U.S. Representative
Born
January 6, 1810
Died
February 23, 1847
Age at death
37
Home state
Illinois
Party
whig
On the ballot
1843
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hardin6,230
Opponents5,559
1
Elections run

John Hardin (1810–1847), a Whig politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1843 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 7 with 6,230 votes (52.85%), defeating James A McDougall and John A Logan Warren and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has John Hardin received?

John Hardin has received 6,230 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Hardin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1843U.S. HouseIllinoisWon6,23052.85%James A McDougall
John A Logan Warren

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000185) and Wikidata (Q6241083). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Hardin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-hardin. 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.