John Pickler

U.S. Representative
Born
January 24, 1844
Died
June 13, 1910
Age at death
66
Home state
South Dakota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1889–1894
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Pickler163,353
Opponents431,360
4
Elections run

Between 1889 and 1894, John Pickler ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Pickler's biggest single-election total was 54,105 votes, in the 1889 U.S. House election in South Dakota's at-large district. Pickler's closest win came in the 1890 U.S. House election in South Dakota's at-large district, decided by 303 votes.

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How many votes has John Pickler received?

John Pickler has received 163,353 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

John Pickler’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon40,62326.4%Robert Gamble
J E Kelley (head-to-head)

Freeman Knowles

William A Lynch

Roger F Connor

George A Ragan

A Jamieson
1892U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon33,76925.57%William Lucas
J E Kelley (head-to-head)

William Lardner

L E Whitcher

Chauncey L Wood
1890U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon34,85622.65%John R Gamblk
F A Leavitt

Fred Zipp

F A Clark

W Y Quigley
1889U.S. HouseSouth DakotaWon54,10534.92%Oscar Gifford
Linneus Q Jeffries

S M Booth
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000329) and Wikidata (Q598403). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Pickler: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-pickler. 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.