John P Wilson

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1812–1956

Career timeline

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0-16

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wilson235,663

Opponents656,475

Elections run

Between 1812 and 1956, John P Wilson ran in 16 U.S. House elections, losing all 16. Wilson's biggest single-election total was 50,947 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 9.

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How many votes has John P Wilson received?

John P Wilson has received 235,663 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–16.

Election history

John P Wilson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1956	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	50,94731.61%	Paul Dague (head-to-head)
1956	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	2890.29%	George Rhodes Thomas K Leinbach
1954	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	45,40237.35%	Paul Dague (head-to-head)
1936	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	41,26737.53%	James McGranery
1932	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	38,40246.02%	Jesse Swick
1918	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	2,3976.29%	Arthur Dewalt (head-to-head) Hiram H Fisher E J Fithian
1914	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	4,1389.46%	Arthur Dewalt (head-to-head) Stauffer J Baker Stewart Madison F Larkin
1910	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	14,37230.4%	Charles Matthews Collins M S Marquis
1890	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	1,0083.64%	Matthew Griswold A L Tilden
1884	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	1,1163.03%	George Fleeger McKinney Roberts
1878	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	8,60534.92%	Abraham Smith I S Clare Black
1876	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	13,72344.68%	John Killinger Henry C Demming
1860	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	5,55134.15%	Elijah Babbitt
1820	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	5,88715.48%	James McSherry B Stiles Duncan T G McCulloch William H Graham F C Clarke R K Lowry
1818	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	2,18516.42%	Robert Moore J Herrington Mark M Cochran J Hackney W Oliver S Hays Edwin A Weston Thomas W Phillips D Courtney
1812	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	374	Adamson Tannehill Jesse W Woods

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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.