John Vehslage

U.S. Representative
Born
December 20, 1842
Died
July 21, 1904
Age at death
61
Home state
New York
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1896
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Vehslage11,032
Opponents10,207
1
Elections run

John Vehslage (1842–1904), a Democratic politician from New York, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1896 U.S. House election in New York's District 7 with 11,032 votes (51.94%), defeating Franklin Bartlett and John H Moore and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has John Vehslage received?

John Vehslage has received 11,032 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Vehslage’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1896U.S. HouseNew YorkWon11,03251.94%Franklin Bartlett
John H Moore

John W Rhines
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (V000080) and Wikidata (Q1192978). 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.