John Reid

U.S. Representative
Born
June 14, 1821
Died
November 23, 1881
Age at death
60
Home state
Missouri
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1860
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Reid11,689
Opponents10,432
1
Elections run

John Reid (1821–1881), a Democratic politician from Missouri, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1860 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 5 with 11,689 votes (52.84%), defeating Mitchell.

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How many votes has John Reid received?

John Reid has received 11,689 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Reid’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1860U.S. HouseMissouriWon11,68952.84%Mitchell
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000149) and Wikidata (Q1702173). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.