John Murphy

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1908–1972

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Murphy98,190

Opponents453,080

Elections run

Between 1908 and 1972, John Murphy ran in 10 U.S. House elections, losing all 10. Murphy's biggest single-election total was 57,314 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 12.

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How many votes has John Murphy received?

John Murphy has received 98,190 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–10.

Election history

John Murphy’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1972	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	57,31431.85%	John Saylor
1930	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	7,00518.34%	Harry Estep (head-to-head)
1928	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	1570.29%	George Graham (head-to-head) John Joseph Shanahan Griffith Jas Beck
1926	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	4,24213.77%	Harry Estep (head-to-head) James Magee (head-to-head) William J Vanessen
1924	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	10,30421.61%	Milton Shreve Elizabeth R Culbertson G F Burger Michael Liebel Jr.
1924	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	5,75512.14%	James Magee (head-to-head) John W Slayton E J Moran Nathaniel M Ellis George Zetzman
1922	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	5131.39%	George Graham (head-to-head) Dewitt C Davis Frances I Macauley
1916	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	1,2522.79%	John Rose Warren Bailey (head-to-head)
1912	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	2,8796.71%	Warren Bailey (head-to-head) Lynn A Brua Jesse Hartman William Kerper Stevens John W Blake
1908	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	8,76929.92%	Andrew Barchfeld Kennedy H S Gleiss John Price

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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.