John Sanford

U.S. Representative
Born
August 28, 1798
Died
September 12, 1870
Age at death
72
Home state
Georgia
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1834
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sanford32,412
Opponents511,212
1
Elections run

John Sanford (1798–1870), a Democratic politician from Georgia, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1834 U.S. House election in Georgia's at-large district with 32,412 votes (5.96%), defeating James Wayne and William Schley and 15 other candidates.

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How many votes has John Sanford received?

John Sanford has received 32,412 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000049) and Wikidata (Q1674403). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Sanford: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-sanford-georgia. 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.