John Sherman

★ U.S. Representative

Born: May 10, 1823
Died: October 22, 1900
Age at death: 77
Home state: Ohio
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1854–1860

Career timeline

1854Rep 1856Rep 1858Rep 1860Rep

4-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Sherman39,397

Opponents28,518

Elections run

Between 1854 and 1860, John Sherman ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Sherman's biggest single-election total was 11,428 votes, in the 1860 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 13. Sherman's closest win came in the 1858 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 13, decided by 2,331 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Ohio's District 13 or all 1860 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John Sherman received?

John Sherman has received 39,397 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

John Sherman’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1860	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	11,42857.16%	Lawrence Burns
1858	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	9,42657.05%	Patrick
1856	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	9,92658.42%	Bramback
1854	U.S. HouseOhio	Won	8,61759.79%	Lindy

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000346) and Wikidata (Q445392). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Sherman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-sherman. 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.