John W. Wydler

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 9, 1924
Died: August 4, 1987
Age at death: 63
Home state: New York
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1962–1978

Career timeline

1962Rep 1964Rep 1966Rep 1968Rep 1970Rep 1972Rep

1974Rep 1976Rep 1978Rep

9-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wydler879,372

Opponents620,034

Elections run

Between 1962 and 1978, John W. Wydler ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Wydler's biggest single-election total was 133,332 votes, in the 1972 U.S. House election in New York's District 5. Wydler's closest win came in the 1974 U.S. House election in New York's District 5, decided by 14,321 votes.

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How many votes has John W. Wydler received?

John W. Wydler has received 879,372 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

John W. Wydler’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1978	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	84,86451.09%	John W. Matthews
1976	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	110,36649.61%	Allard K. Lowenstein
1974	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	91,6777.47%	Allard K Lowenstein
1972	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	133,33262.44%	Ferne M Steckler John L Joy Paul F Harper Hedda Garza
1970	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	91,78757.05%	Karen S Burstein Donald A Derham
1968	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	116,19058.34%	Michael J Delguidice Joseph B Ciaccio
1966	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	86,67759.66%	Martin J Steadman Donald H Serrell Bernard Kagel
1964	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	89,97153.15%	Joseph L Marino Bernard P Levy
1962	U.S. HouseNew York	Won	74,50856.42%	M J Daley Harry H Purvis

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000780) and Wikidata (Q723155). 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.