John Rice

U.S. Representative
Born
June 23, 1832
Died
January 14, 1893
Age at death
60
Home state
Ohio
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1880
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Rice18,394
Opponents17,767
1
Elections run

John Rice (1832–1893), a Republican politician from Ohio, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1880 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 10 with 18,394 votes (50.87%), defeating Morgan D Shaffer and John Seitz and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has John Rice received?

John Rice has received 18,394 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Rice’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1880U.S. HouseOhioWon18,39450.87%Morgan D Shaffer
John Seitz

S D Seymour

D N Trobridge
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000199) and Wikidata (Q6220105). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Rice: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-rice-ohio. 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.