John Mitchell

U.S. Representative
Born
March 18, 1858
Died
May 31, 1905
Age at death
47
Home state
New York
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1894–1896
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Mitchell19,587
Opponents19,170
2
Elections run

Between 1894 and 1896, John Mitchell ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Mitchell's biggest single-election total was 10,488 votes, in the 1896 U.S. House election in New York's District 8.

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How many votes has John Mitchell received?

John Mitchell has received 19,587 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

John Mitchell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseNew YorkWon10,48852.62%James Walsh (head-to-head)
William F Westerfield

James C Witter
1894U.S. HouseNew YorkLost9,09948.33%James Walsh (head-to-head)
John Nagel

Albert E Unger

James F Gillespie
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000822) and Wikidata (Q1446902). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Mitchell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-mitchell-new-york. 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.