John Linthicum

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 26, 1867
Died: October 5, 1932
Age at death: 64
Home state: Maryland
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1910–1930

Career timeline

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11-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Linthicum307,841

Opponents236,748

Elections run

Between 1910 and 1930, John Linthicum ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Linthicum's biggest single-election total was 49,471 votes, in the 1930 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 4. Linthicum's closest win came in the 1920 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 4, decided by 1,244 votes.

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How many votes has John Linthicum received?

John Linthicum has received 307,841 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

John Linthicum’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1930	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	49,47164.98%	William O Atwood (head-to-head)
1928	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	41,43254.45%	John P Brandau James T Anthony
1926	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	32,62061.97%	Julius F Diehl Charles Taylor (head-to-head)
1924	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	28,05459.93%	John R M Staum Gustave P Dill
1922	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	33,32261.68%	L Edward Wolf Joseph Dirner Charles Taylor (head-to-head)
1920	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	32,13542.44%	William O Atwood (head-to-head) Walter E Knickman (head-to-head) George Baker Charles F Saunders Lang (head-to-head)
1918	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	14,68956.99%	Walter E Knickman (head-to-head) Charles B Lazzell
1916	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	19,77452.48%	J Frank Fox Daniel Shipley Franklin F Warthen
1914	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	19,79158.21%	Thomas T Hammond H Ferdinand Wiegand William Magee Charles Taylor (head-to-head) Lang (head-to-head)
1912	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	19,07560.85%	Jacob F Murback Charles E Develin Alfred S Day
1910	U.S. HouseMaryland	Won	17,47850.84%	Addison E Mullikin Charles F Klein Stephen L Lecompte

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000340) and Wikidata (Q1534065). 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.