John Moore

Gubernatorial candidate

Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: prohibition
On the ballot: 1868–1970

Career timeline

1868Gov 1880Rep 1908Rep 1912Rep 1914Rep 1916Rep

1924Rep 1926Rep 1928Rep 1930Rep 1958Rep 1970Rep

0-12

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Moore582,576

Opponents5.1M

Elections run

Between 1868 and 1970, John Moore ran in 12 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), losing all 12. Moore's biggest single-election total was 439,881 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's at-large district.

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How many votes has John Moore received?

John Moore has received 582,576 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–12.

Election history

John Moore’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1970	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	5,1183.95%	Edward Biester Arthur Leo Hennessy Jr.
1958	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	23,84527.45%	Robert N. C. Nix
1930	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	11,95429.25%	James Chase
1928	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	1,5921.04%	James Wolfenden Dewitt C Davis Lillian Bernardi Judson J Brooks
1926	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	8771.61%	Thomas Butler Frank B Rhodes
1924	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	10%	George Welsh John A Coyle W L Norton James R Patten Benjamin Mason Frederick E Mayer
1916	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	439,8819.29%	Thomas Crago John Scott Mahlon Garland Joseph McLaughlin Ross Joseph T Kinsley Jacob B Waidelich William A Prosser (head-to-head) Elizabeth N Baer John W Slayton Fred Willard Whiteside Fred Groff John B Bair William H Graham Frank L Morton Butler C McGrew J C Rummel J C Buchanan Michael Donohoe Robert J Lewis Harold G Knight Royd E Morrison Jerome C Reis Alfred Guerrero Richard Love B H Brenner H G Meinel G W Ohls
1914	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	5932.63%	John Morin William A Prosser (head-to-head)
1912	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	930.23%	Michael Donohoe Henry S Borneman John Whitehead
1908	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	1,2633.87%	William Foulkrod Michael Donohue Burns Harry Crowther
1880	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	690.19%	Frank Beltzhoover Charles J Little
1868	GovernorMichigan	Lost	97,29043.04%	Henry P. Baldwin

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Moore: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-moore. 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.