John McGuire

U.S. Representative
Born
February 28, 1906
Died
May 28, 1976
Age at death
70
Home state
Connecticut
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1948
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McGuire84,449
Opponents85,534
1
Elections run

John McGuire (1906–1976), a Democratic politician from Connecticut, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1948 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 3 with 84,449 votes (49.68%), defeating Ellsworth B Foote and John Marsalka.

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How many votes has John McGuire received?

John McGuire has received 84,449 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John McGuire’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1948U.S. HouseConnecticutWon84,44949.68%Ellsworth B Foote
John Marsalka
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000465) and Wikidata (Q1699069). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John McGuire: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-mcguire-connecticut. 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.