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
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 79,85952.63% | Robert Carson |
| 1936 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 1,553,05928.75% | Harold Mosier George H Bender John Marshall William C Sandberg |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseOhio | Lost | 55,77842.49% | Charles McClintock Jacob S Coxey (head-to-head) Carl Guillod |
| 1926 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 40,28359.77% | C D McClintock |
| 1924 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 51,49151.52% | Thos C Hunsicker Jacob S Coxey (head-to-head) |
| 1922 | U.S. HouseOhio | Won | 43,59051.75% | 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].