John Saylor

U.S. Representative
Born
July 23, 1908
Died
October 28, 1973
Age at death
65
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1950–1972
12-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Saylor1.0M
Opponents739,691
12
Elections run

Between 1950 and 1972, John Saylor ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Saylor's biggest single-election total was 122,628 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 12. Saylor's closest win came in the 1954 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 22, decided by 4,796 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 12, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 22, or every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 26.

How many votes has John Saylor received?

John Saylor has received 1,029,985 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

John Saylor’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1972U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon122,62868.15%John Murphy
1970U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon81,67557.68%Joseph F Okicki
John K Hahn
1968U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon98,57658.03%John P Murtha
1966U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon103,80867.48%Frank H Buck
1964U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon81,40056.97%James E McCaffrey
1962U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon82,58457.49%Donald J Perry
1960U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon89,26157.35%Patton
1958U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon77,40756.98%Robert S Glass (head-to-head)
1956U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon85,54056.94%W Dolan Jr.
1954U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon66,27051.88%Robert S Glass (head-to-head)
1952U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon77,39152.43%William D Shettig
1950U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon63,44552.5%Evans
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000102) and Wikidata (Q6251694). 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.