John Underhill

U.S. Representative
Born
February 19, 1848
Died
May 21, 1907
Age at death
59
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1898
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Underhill32,578
Opponents27,112
1
Elections run

John Underhill (1848–1907), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1898 U.S. House election in New York's District 16 with 32,578 votes (54.58%), defeating James Irving Burns and John J Kinneally and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has John Underhill received?

John Underhill has received 32,578 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Underhill’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1898U.S. HouseNew YorkWon32,57854.58%James Irving Burns
John J Kinneally

Collin F Jewell

Samuel S Cox
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (U000008) and Wikidata (Q3539405). 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.