John Martin

U.S. Representative
Born
April 10, 1868
Died
December 23, 1939
Age at death
71
Home state
Colorado
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1908–1938
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Martin405,927
Opponents334,751
6
Elections run

Between 1908 and 1938, John Martin ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Martin's biggest single-election total was 74,013 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 3. Martin's closest win came in the 1908 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 2, decided by 1,261 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Colorado's District 3, every U.S. House race in Colorado's District 2, or all 1938 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John Martin received?

John Martin has received 405,927 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

John Martin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1938U.S. HouseColoradoWon72,73657.39%William H Leonard
1936U.S. HouseColoradoWon74,01360.23%Horace Phelps
1934U.S. HouseColoradoWon73,28164.15%W O Peterson
Joseph T Landis
1932U.S. HouseColoradoWon59,88250.89%Guy Hardy
1910U.S. HouseColoradoWon60,20148.55%James A Orr
Joseph Smith

W W Loomis
1908U.S. HouseColoradoWon65,81448.7%Warren Haggott
Flavius E Ashburn
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000186) and Wikidata (Q1699157). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Martin: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-martin-colorado. 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.