John Lesinski

★ U.S. Representative

Born: January 3, 1885
Died: May 27, 1950
Age at death: 65
Home state: Michigan
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1932–1948

Career timeline

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9-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Lesinski549,277

Opponents402,307

Elections run

Between 1932 and 1948, John Lesinski ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Lesinski's biggest single-election total was 97,826 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 16. Lesinski's closest win came in the 1934 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 16, decided by 4,782 votes.

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How many votes has John Lesinski received?

John Lesinski has received 549,277 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

John Lesinski’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1948	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	97,82662.53%	Leroy S Wilson Charles J Johnson (head-to-head) Paul Kerber
1946	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	57,77351.92%	Albert A Riddering (head-to-head) Charles J Johnson (head-to-head) William Allan
1944	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	95,48361.42%	Albert A Riddering (head-to-head) Charles W Kingsley Mint Nauta (head-to-head)
1942	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	42,91158.47%	Clyde M Ford (head-to-head)
1940	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	73,95658.81%	Clyde M Ford (head-to-head) Mint Nauta (head-to-head) Nat Wald
1938	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	49,10155.1%	Ed A Carey J G Betz Leonard R Kolpacke Joseph Vers
1936	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	56,58958.27%	Joseph Karl Horvath (head-to-head) Clyde M Ford (head-to-head) Ralph B Guy Charles J Johnson (head-to-head) Charles A Regan John Sweet
1934	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	32,26952.7%	Clyde M Ford (head-to-head) John T Pace (head-to-head) Merlin D Bishop Joseph Karl Horvath (head-to-head)
1932	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	43,36953.03%	Frank P Darin Mint Nauta (head-to-head) John T Pace (head-to-head)

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000251) and Wikidata (Q1700832). 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.