John Tener

U.S. Representative
Born
July 25, 1863
Died
May 19, 1946
Age at death
82
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1908
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Tener20,538
Opponents18,784
1
Elections run

John Tener (1863–1946), a Republican politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1908 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 24 with 20,538 votes (52.23%), defeating Charles H Akens and Frank Fish and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has John Tener received?

John Tener has received 20,538 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Tener’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1908U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon20,53852.23%Charles H Akens
Frank Fish

Charles A McKeever

Ernest Acheson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000123) and Wikidata (Q889250). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Tener: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-tener. 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.