John McWhorter

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1804–1821

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

McWhorter4

Opponents25,293

Elections run

Between 1804 and 1821, John McWhorter ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. McWhorter's biggest single-election total was 2 votes, in the 1821 U.S. House election in New York's District 22.

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How many votes has John McWhorter received?

John McWhorter has received 4 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

John McWhorter’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Elisha Litchfield Hall Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Lindon Bates Jr. (head-to-head) George Gardener Sylvanus Barker V Samuel Sherwood George Munro James Geddes
1821	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.01%	Albert Tracy Benjamin Ellicott Jeremiah T Brooks Andrew J Anderson William E Peabody Charles R Seymour David Eason Rice Lindon Bates Jr. (head-to-head) Rhinelander Waldo Frederick V P Bryan Alphonzo A Hopkins (head-to-head) Daniel Biddlecome Robert J McCall Wheeler
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	J N M Hurd Uri Tracy Edward Edwards G L Halsey David A Howell Comfort Tyler Benjamin Gold James A Peck Payne Huntington James L Wells William V A Waterman William I Vredenbergh Obadiah Yeomans Peter Betts Warner Miller John Ballard John Osgood Judas Iscariot Caleb Keep

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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.