John Tarsney

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 7, 1845
Died: September 4, 1920
Age at death: 74
Home state: Missouri
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1888–1894

Career timeline

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4-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Tarsney77,967

Opponents69,014

Elections run

Between 1888 and 1894, John Tarsney ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Tarsney's biggest single-election total was 22,635 votes, in the 1888 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 5. Tarsney's closest win came in the 1894 U.S. House election in Missouri's District 5, decided by 740 votes.

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How many votes has John Tarsney received?

John Tarsney has received 77,967 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

John Tarsney’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1894	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	16,53847.27%	Robert T Vanhorn Crosby White
1892	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	19,40755.04%	Davis Whitehead Powell
1890	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	19,38757.7%	Twitchell Heffner
1888	U.S. HouseMissouri	Won	22,63552.48%	Bullene

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000043) and Wikidata (Q1699598). 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.