John Stevenson

U.S. Representative
Born
May 4, 1812
Died
August 10, 1886
Age at death
74
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1857–1884
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stevenson61,545
Opponents98,886
3
Elections run

Between 1857 and 1884, John Stevenson ran in 3 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 2 and losing 1. Stevenson's biggest single-election total was 43,502 votes, in the 1884 governor election in Louisiana. Stevenson's closest win came in the 1859 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 10, decided by 3,456 votes.

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How many votes has John Stevenson received?

John Stevenson has received 61,545 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

John Stevenson’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1884GovernorLouisianaLost43,50232.88%Samuel D. McEnery
1859U.S. HouseKentuckyWon9,29561.42%George Jones
1857U.S. HouseKentuckyWon8,74867.29%M C Rankin
B F Sanford
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000894) and Wikidata (Q359526). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Stevenson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-stevenson. 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.