John Magee

U.S. Representative
Born
October 14, 1827
Died
November 18, 1903
Age at death
76
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1872
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Magee15,358
Opponents13,532
1
Elections run

John Magee (1827–1903), a Republican politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1872 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 15 with 15,358 votes (53.16%), defeating Sponsler.

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How many votes has John Magee received?

John Magee has received 15,358 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Magee’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1872U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon15,35853.16%Sponsler
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000048) and Wikidata (Q13219694). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Magee: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-magee-pennsylvania. Accessed [date].

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.