John Q Adams

U.S. Representative
Home state
Massachusetts
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1830–1870
Career timeline
1-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Adams9,350
Opponents14,646
3
Elections run

Between 1830 and 1870, John Q Adams ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 2. Adams's biggest single-election total was 4,561 votes, in the 1870 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 7. Adams's closest win came in the 1830 U.S. House election in Massachusetts's District 12, decided by 1,433 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 7, every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 3, or every U.S. House race in Massachusetts's District 12.

How many votes has John Q Adams received?

John Q Adams has received 9,350 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–2.

Election history

John Q Adams’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1870U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost4,56131.27%George Brooks
Charles E Kimball
1852U.S. HouseMassachusettsLost2,97842.27%John Edmands
Arthur W Austin

Edward Avery
1830U.S. HouseMassachusettsWon1,81170.66%Charles P Thompson
Francis Baylies
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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.