John Peterson

U.S. Representative
Born
July 4, 1850
Died
July 16, 1944
Age at death
94
Home state
Indiana
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1912–1914
Career timeline
1-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Peterson36,136
Opponents60,519
2
Elections run

Between 1912 and 1914, John Peterson ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Peterson's biggest single-election total was 18,401 votes, in the 1912 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 10.

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How many votes has John Peterson received?

John Peterson has received 36,136 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

John Peterson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1914U.S. HouseIndianaLost17,73536.04%William Wood
William H Ade

E A Bush
1912U.S. HouseIndianaWon18,40138.78%Edgar Crumpacker
Claude G Bowers

A K Mark

William R Harkrider
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000262) and Wikidata (Q1699212). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Peterson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-peterson. 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.