John Kane Jr.

U.S. House candidate
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1938–1956
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jr.186,693
Opponents360,829
4
Elections run

Between 1938 and 1956, John Kane Jr. ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Jr.'s biggest single-election total was 80,568 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in New York's District 42.

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How many votes has John Kane Jr. received?

John Kane Jr. has received 186,693 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

John Kane Jr.’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1956U.S. HouseNew YorkLost80,56840.33%John Pillion
David E Gundlach
1952U.S. HouseNew YorkLost58,09632.79%Charles Buckley (head-to-head)
Herman Woskow

Carl Trost
1950U.S. HouseNew YorkLost40,55229.48%Charles Buckley (head-to-head)
Max Bloom

Charles Hendley
1938U.S. HouseNew YorkLost7,47722.62%Michael Kennedy
Daniel L McDonough

Meriweather Stuart
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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.