John Russell

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 7, 1772
Died: August 2, 1842
Age at death: 69
Home state: New York
Party: Independent
On the ballot: 1804

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Russell2,512

Opponents474

Elections run

John Russell (1772–1842), an Independent politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1804 U.S. House election in New York's District 14 with 2,512 votes (0.1%), defeating F R Gilbert and Andrew L Martin and 31 other candidates.

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How many votes has John Russell received?

John Russell has received 2,512 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Russell’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1804	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	2,5120.1%	F R Gilbert Andrew L Martin Erastus Root Benjamin Gold Gussie Reed George Grenell Hiram G Hotchkiss Combs John M Donald John Rawson Elmer S White Lithgow Osborne Williams John Brimer Jonathan Nicholls Benajah Bundy Abel Card Peter Van Ness Rockwell Kent Oliver Phelps Monson Morris Benjamin Gilbirt Marvin Wilson Adam Hasay James P Cannon Reuben Backingham James A Peck Cyrus Lad Ephraim Sturtvert Henry Bradt Aaron Burr Kenneth Cameron Edward B %dr< Foote

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (R000529) and Wikidata (Q2654851). 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.