John Harris

U.S. Representative
Born
May 8, 1823
Died
October 14, 1899
Age at death
76
Home state
Virginia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1859–1878
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Harris63,704
Opponents48,619
7
Elections run

Between 1859 and 1878, John Harris ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning 6 and losing 1. Harris's biggest single-election total was 17,143 votes, in the 1876 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 7. Harris's closest win came in the 1859 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 9, decided by 445 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Virginia's District 7, every U.S. House race in Virginia's District 6, or every U.S. House race in Virginia's District 9.

How many votes has John Harris received?

John Harris has received 63,704 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.

Election history

John Harris’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1878U.S. HouseVirginiaWon7,23556.44%John Paul
John Echols

R W Burk
1876U.S. HouseVirginiaWon17,14373.13%John F Early (head-to-head)
Charles T Oferrall (head-to-head)

Skinner (head-to-head)

D Mott Robertson

James Bumgaranen

George H Burch

Southall
1874U.S. HouseVirginiaWon9,26673.6%J R C Lewis
John F Early (head-to-head)

Charles T Oferrall (head-to-head)
1872U.S. HouseVirginiaWon10,89461.75%C T O Ferrall
T W Savage

R T W Duke

Skinner (head-to-head)

Robert Craig

John B Baldwin
1870U.S. HouseVirginiaWon7,00649.25%Corbin M Reynolds
Edwin Gray
1869U.S. HouseVirginiaLost6,81531.9%William Milnes
E.r. Phelps
1859U.S. HouseVirginiaWon5,34552.17%Skinner (head-to-head)
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000247) and Wikidata (Q1701880). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.