John M King

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1878–1958
0-9
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
King162,506
Opponents444,332
9
Elections run

Between 1878 and 1958, John M King ran in 9 U.S. House elections, losing all 9. King's biggest single-election total was 43,034 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in Illinois's District 1.

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How many votes has John M King received?

John M King has received 162,506 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–9.

Election history

John M King’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1958U.S. HouseIllinoisLost9070.82%Barratt Ohara
Harold E Marks
1948U.S. HouseIllinoisLost43,03429.2%William Dawson (head-to-head)
M S Dickerson
1946U.S. HouseIllinoisLost28,94543.21%William Dawson (head-to-head)
1944U.S. HouseIllinoisLost26,20438.02%William Dawson (head-to-head)
1942U.S. HouseIllinoisLost23,53747.25%William Dawson (head-to-head)
1940U.S. HouseIllinoisLost30,69846.98%Arthur Mitchell
1896U.S. HouseIllinoisLost2170.45%James A Connelly
Benjamin F Caldwell

Hy M Miller
1880U.S. HouseIllinoisLost4,16014.5%Robert Hawk (head-to-head)
Larmon G Johnson
1878U.S. HouseIllinoisLost4,80423.24%Robert Hawk (head-to-head)
Mortimer D Hathaway
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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.