John Hiester

U.S. Representative
Born
April 9, 1745
Died
October 15, 1821
Age at death
76
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
constitutionalist
On the ballot
1806
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hiester6,709
Opponents28,952
1
Elections run

John Hiester (1745–1821), a Constitutionalist politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1806 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 3 with 6,709 votes (18.81%), defeating Matthias Richards and Robert Jenkins and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has John Hiester received?

John Hiester has received 6,709 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Hiester’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1806U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon6,70918.81%Matthias Richards
Robert Jenkins

John Whitehill

William Witman

Dewitt C Davis
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H000573) and Wikidata (Q6239222). 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.