John McCarthy

U.S. Representative
Born
November 16, 1850
Died
February 5, 1908
Age at death
57
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1888
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McCarthy14,827
Opponents13,435
1
Elections run

John McCarthy (1850–1908), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1888 U.S. House election in New York's District 8 with 14,827 votes (52.31%), defeating Timothy Campbell and Schwartz and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has John McCarthy received?

John McCarthy has received 14,827 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John McCarthy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1888U.S. HouseNew YorkWon14,82752.31%Timothy Campbell
Schwartz

John Schaefer

John C McCauley
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000313) and Wikidata (Q1385148). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John McCarthy: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-mccarthy-new-york. 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.