John Knox

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1810–1826

Career timeline

1810Rep 1816Rep 1816Rep 1826Rep

0-4

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Knox2,637

Opponents72,160

Elections run

Between 1810 and 1826, John Knox ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Knox's biggest single-election total was 2,631 votes, in the 1826 U.S. House election in New York's District 26.

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How many votes has John Knox received?

John Knox has received 2,637 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

John Knox’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1826	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,63112.88%	Dudley Marvin John Maynard D Frank Allen
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.01%	Wm B Rochester Daniel Cruger Oliver Comstock Warner Miller Johnson Enos Throop Eleazer Lindsley Lemon Thompson George Walton Green Jacob L Larzalere John Mfadden Brown George W Beach Rowland Day Evert Vanwickle Smith (head-to-head) Porter Eleazer Lindley Mallory (head-to-head) Frederick Hart (head-to-head) Eleazer Linley Gamaliel H Barstow Eleazer Lindey
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10%	Benjamin Ellicott John Spencer George L Church Graham Newell Micah Brooks Samuel Colt Ebenezer F Norton Strong Smith (head-to-head) Jediah Prendigrass Alphonzo A Hopkins Benjamin F Lewis Benj Elect Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) William A Prendergast John Tayler Frederick Hart (head-to-head) Mallory (head-to-head)
1810	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	30.05%	Daniel Avery William Harris John Horris Jacob Teeple John Hurris Wm Floyd Isaac Swartwood Daniel D Tompkins (head-to-head) J Merton Rose Peter Leconte Martin Reminington John Hans Ellis Woodworth John Jayne

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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.