John McDonald

U.S. Representative
Born
May 24, 1837
Died
January 30, 1917
Age at death
79
Home state
Maryland
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1896
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McDonald22,400
Opponents19,654
1
Elections run

John McDonald (1837–1917), a Republican politician from Maryland, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1896 U.S. House election in Maryland's District 6 with 22,400 votes (53.26%), defeating Blair Lee and Samuel Hockman.

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How many votes has John McDonald received?

John McDonald has received 22,400 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John McDonald’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseMarylandWon22,40053.26%Blair Lee
Samuel Hockman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000411) and Wikidata (Q2514142). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John McDonald: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-mcdonald. 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.