John McCulloch

U.S. Representative
Born
November 15, 1806
Died
May 15, 1879
Age at death
72
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
whig
On the ballot
1852
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McCulloch7,847
Opponents6,112
1
Elections run

John McCulloch (1806–1879), a Whig politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1852 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 18 with 7,847 votes (56.21%), defeating Shaffr.

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How many votes has John McCulloch received?

John McCulloch has received 7,847 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John McCulloch’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1852U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon7,84756.21%Shaffr
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000390) and Wikidata (Q13219706). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John McCulloch: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-mcculloch. 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.