John N Jones

U.S. House candidate

Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1794–1972

Career timeline

1794Rep 1800Rep 1802Rep 1802Rep 1806Rep 1806Rep

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1972Rep

0-25

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Jones86,528

Opponents618,976

Elections run

Between 1794 and 1972, John N Jones ran in 25 U.S. House elections, losing all 25. Jones's biggest single-election total was 38,581 votes, in the 1926 U.S. House election in New York's District 35.

Browse every U.S. House race in New York's District 15, every U.S. House race in New York's District 35, or every U.S. House race in New York's District 25.

How many votes has John N Jones received?

John N Jones has received 86,528 popular votes across 25 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–25.

Election history

John N Jones’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1972	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4,8313.27%	Hugh Carey John F Gangemi Carl Saks
1934	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4771.63%	John Boylan Frank J McCoy Jessie W Hughan
1926	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	38,58138.02%	Walter Magee
1918	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,0172.53%	James Husted Arthur O Sherman Collin F Jewell
1908	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	430.16%	Michael F Conroy Victor H Duras M P Bush Frederick Paulitsch August W Pfluger
1900	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,1905.05%	Henry Goldfogle Samuel S Cox Rudolph Katz Timothy N Holden
1900	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9302%	James Sherman Andrew L Martin
1896	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	9292.03%	Joseph Belford William D Marvel William A Hazard
1892	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	1,1112.71%	Charles Haines John A Quackenbush
1890	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	4691.25%	David Boody James Gresham Francis A Koenig
1876	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	15,66245.12%	Jeremiah Dwight Daniel Bradley
1874	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	13,01346.92%	Thomas Platt E J Cook
1848	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,45726.75%	John King Brown
1822	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	2,02339.31%	Moses Hayden Joseph R Ramsdale George L Church Hezekiah L Hosmer William Stone
1818	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.07%	William C Dewitt John C Jansen Isaac Lefever Conrad Vernoy N H Decker Alphenus Mosur Bryce Oliver Charles H Ruggles Elisha Hoecock Henry H Christ Henry I Schoomnaker Mitchell (head-to-head) R E Sutton William J Hoffman (head-to-head) William Wigram
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	3,26522.57%	George Townsend Tredwell Scudder Smith (head-to-head) Peter Wendover William Irving Edward Ely (head-to-head) William J Hoffman (head-to-head) Thomas S Lester George Tibbits J A King (head-to-head)
1816	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.01%	William Irving Peter Wendover William J Hoffman (head-to-head) Edward Ely (head-to-head) John Evans Scudder Smith (head-to-head) Townsend (head-to-head) F R Gilbert (head-to-head) Gurdon S Mumfort John G Davis John Perine Samuel L Mitchill Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head)
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.01%	William Denning Gurdon Mumford Washington T Henderson Dirck Gardenier Barnet Gardinier Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) Townsend (head-to-head) E Watson Gardiner Monson Morris (head-to-head) James Lawrence V Benjamin W Seaman Frederick Shanewolfe George Gosman J A King (head-to-head) Jacob Jay (head-to-head) James Cheetham John Sidell Oliver Wolcott Smith (head-to-head) Stephen Jumal T H Walker Thomas Nixon William A Crane William H Ireland
1808	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.02%	Jonathan Fisk Richard Hatfield (head-to-head) Elmer S White Richard Hetfield Hamilton Fish (head-to-head) Phillip Vancortlandt Samuel Tenbroeck Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) F R Gilbert (head-to-head) Richard Raifield David G Fisch Edward Ely (head-to-head) Isaac Webbers James Wilkin (head-to-head) Jonathan Cooley Jonathan Fisks Monson Morris (head-to-head) Myron B Ferris Robert A Osborn (head-to-head) Warner Miller William Bodle
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	10.05%	Philip Van Cortlandt (head-to-head) Jacob Jay (head-to-head) Peter Tallman Smith (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) Daniel D Tompkins Lockwood Robert A Osborn (head-to-head) Samuel Marvine John G Ward (head-to-head) Monson Morris (head-to-head) Samuel G Verbryck Samuel Gone Abraham Odell Benjn Isaacs Ebenezer Purdy George Munro James Wilkin (head-to-head) John Schenk (head-to-head) Mason B Cole Peter Tallmadge Peter Tillman Phillip Van Corpland Sylvanus Barker V (head-to-head)
1806	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	60.04%	Gurdon Mumford George Clinton John B Coles Hamilton Fish (head-to-head) John R Livinston Monson Morris (head-to-head) Benjamin Coe (head-to-head) John G Ward (head-to-head) Allan L Benson Andrew Heister Benjamin Knap George Schmelz James L Wells John Henry Livingston M W %dr< Palmer Semour Sherwin Townsend (head-to-head) William Hoffmaster
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	20.08%	Joshua Sands John Broome Mitchell (head-to-head) Albert J Brower
1802	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	70.44%	Philip Van Cortlandt (head-to-head) Peter Talman Monson Morris (head-to-head) Richard Hatfield (head-to-head) Leroy C Lane Peter De Noyelles James Onderdoak Edwin Wright V George C Owens James S Frost John Hyatt John Schenk (head-to-head) William Whitney
1800	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50.14%	Philip Van Cortlandt (head-to-head) Samuel Bayard Richard Morton Mitchell (head-to-head) George M Haight Strong John G Ward (head-to-head) Robert Graham Thomas Rockwell Wm Woolsey Charles Teed
1794	U.S. HouseNew York	Lost	50323.3%	Jonathan N Havens Andrew C Cornwall Smith (head-to-head)

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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 November 11, 2026.