John Vining

U.S. Representative
Born
December 23, 1758
Home state
Delaware
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1789
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Vining898
Opponents1,161
1
Elections run

John Vining, an Independent politician from Delaware, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1789 U.S. House election in Delaware's at-large district with 898 votes (43.61%), defeating Rhodes Shankland and Gunning Bedford and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has John Vining received?

John Vining has received 898 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Vining’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1789U.S. HouseDelawareWon89843.61%Rhodes Shankland
Gunning Bedford

Joshua Clayton

Allen McLean
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (V000104) and Wikidata (Q1700934). 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.