John Marsalis

U.S. Representative
Born
May 9, 1904
Died
June 26, 1971
Age at death
67
Home state
Colorado
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1948
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Marsalis65,114
Opponents63,312
1
Elections run

John Marsalis (1904–1971), a Democratic politician from Colorado, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1948 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 3 with 65,114 votes (50.7%), defeating J Edgar Chenoweth.

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How many votes has John Marsalis received?

John Marsalis has received 65,114 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Marsalis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1948U.S. HouseColoradoWon65,11450.7%J Edgar Chenoweth
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000144) and Wikidata (Q1651144). 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.