John McSweeney

U.S. Representative
Born
December 19, 1890
Died
December 13, 1969
Age at death
78
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1922–1948
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
McSweeney1.8M
Opponents4.1M
6
Elections run

Between 1922 and 1948, John McSweeney ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning 5 and losing 1. McSweeney's biggest single-election total was 1,553,059 votes, in the 1936 U.S. House election in Ohio's at-large district. McSweeney's closest win came in the 1922 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 16, decided by 3,709 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 16, every U.S. House race in Ohio's at-large district, or all 1948 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John McSweeney received?

John McSweeney has received 1,824,060 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.

Election history

John McSweeney’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1948U.S. HouseOhioWon79,85952.63%Robert Carson
1936U.S. HouseOhioWon1,553,05928.75%Harold Mosier
George H Bender

John Marshall

William C Sandberg
1928U.S. HouseOhioLost55,77842.49%Charles McClintock
Jacob S Coxey (head-to-head)

Carl Guillod
1926U.S. HouseOhioWon40,28359.77%C D McClintock
1924U.S. HouseOhioWon51,49151.52%Thos C Hunsicker
Jacob S Coxey (head-to-head)
1922U.S. HouseOhioWon43,59051.75%Joseph Himes
Harvey Sehrock
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000606) and Wikidata (Q1701048). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John McSweeney: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-mcsweeney-ohio-2. 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.