John Ross

U.S. Representative
Born
February 24, 1770
Died
January 31, 1834
Age at death
63
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1808–1816
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Ross19,864
Opponents56,589
3
Elections run

Between 1808 and 1816, John Ross ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Ross's biggest single-election total was 9,167 votes, in the 1808 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 2. Ross's closest win came in the 1816 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 6, decided by 181 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 6, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 2, or all 1816 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John Ross received?

John Ross has received 19,864 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

John Ross’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1816U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon5,51150.83%Samuel Ingham (head-to-head)
1814U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon5,186Samuel Ingham (head-to-head)
1808U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon9,16716.81%Robert Brown
William Milnor

John Pugh

John K Hahn

Rosewell Welles
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000449) and Wikidata (Q13219800). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Ross: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-ross-pennsylvania. 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.