John Lenahan

U.S. Representative
Born
November 15, 1852
Died
April 28, 1920
Age at death
67
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1906
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lenahan16,176
Opponents15,809
1
Elections run

John Lenahan (1852–1920), a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1906 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 11 with 16,176 votes (50.57%), defeating Bennett J Cobleigh and William H Dettry and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has John Lenahan received?

John Lenahan has received 16,176 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Lenahan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1906U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon16,17650.57%Bennett J Cobleigh
William H Dettry

Thomas Kerr
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000239) and Wikidata (Q6260592). 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.