John Sullivan

Governor
Born
February 17, 1740
Died
January 23, 1795
Age at death
54
Home state
New Hampshire
Party
Federalist Party
On the ballot
1789
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sullivan3,657
Opponents4,456
1
Elections run

John Sullivan (1740–1795), a Federalist politician from New Hampshire, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1789 governor election in New Hampshire with 3,657 votes (42.85%), defeating John Pickering and Josiah Bartlett.

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How many votes has John Sullivan received?

John Sullivan has received 3,657 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Sullivan’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1789GovernorNew HampshireWon3,65742.85%John Pickering
Josiah Bartlett
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q886420). 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.