John Sheridan

U.S. Representative
Born
September 15, 1902
Died
November 12, 1987
Age at death
85
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1940–1944
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sheridan198,109
Opponents122,744
3
Elections run

Between 1940 and 1944, John Sheridan ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning all 3. Sheridan's biggest single-election total was 80,367 votes, in the 1944 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 4. Sheridan's closest win came in the 1942 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 4, decided by 6,595 votes.

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How many votes has John Sheridan received?

John Sheridan has received 198,109 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

John Sheridan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1944U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon80,36766.21%Franklin J Maloney
1942U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon43,28453.2%W J Scott
Harry J Greene

John A Oebbecke
1940U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon74,45863.04%Benjamin M Golder
Frank E Wood

T J Martin

Harry L Neal

Cunningham
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000342) and Wikidata (Q6230920). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Sheridan: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-sheridan. 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.