John Martin

U.S. Representative
Born
April 29, 1880
Died
January 27, 1952
Age at death
71
Home state
Illinois
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1938
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Martin1.6M
Opponents4.5M
1
Elections run

John Martin (1880–1952), a Democratic politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1938 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district with 1,560,283 votes (25.66%), defeating Thomas Smith and E E Day and 3 other candidates.

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How many votes has John Martin received?

John Martin has received 1,560,283 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Martin’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1938U.S. HouseIllinoisWon1,560,28325.66%Thomas Smith
E E Day

Simon E Lantz

Franklin J Reed

A G Carnine
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000187) and Wikidata (Q6224536). 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-illinois. 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.