John Tillman

U.S. Representative
Born
December 13, 1859
Died
March 9, 1929
Age at death
69
Home state
Arkansas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1914–1926
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Tillman64,385
Opponents30,449
6
Elections run

Between 1914 and 1926, John Tillman ran in 6 U.S. House elections, winning all 6. Tillman's biggest single-election total was 16,438 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in Arkansas's District 3. Tillman's closest win came in the 1920 U.S. House election in Arkansas's District 3, decided by 1,754 votes.

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How many votes has John Tillman received?

John Tillman has received 64,385 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

John Tillman’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1926U.S. HouseArkansasWon5,69664.42%Hardy Kuykendall
1922U.S. HouseArkansasWon5,32798.18%J F Carlton
A S Reede
1920U.S. HouseArkansasWon14,34153.26%John I Worthington
1918U.S. HouseArkansasWon14,995100%
1916U.S. HouseArkansasWon16,43862.37%A J Russell
1914U.S. HouseArkansasWon7,58861.76%W N Ivie
L R Putnam
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000276) and Wikidata (Q1701188). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Tillman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-tillman. 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.