John Wilson

U.S. House candidate

Born: January 10, 1777
Died: August 9, 1848
Age at death: 71
Home state: Maine
Party: Independent
Years in office: 3 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot: 1820–1823

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wilson659

Opponents23,317

Elections run

Between 1820 and 1823, John Wilson ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Wilson's biggest single-election total was 653 votes, in the 1823 U.S. House election in Maine's District 7.

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How many votes has John Wilson received?

John Wilson has received 659 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

John Wilson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1823	U.S. HouseMaine	Lost	20.05%	Joshua Cushman Ebenezer T Warren Josiah Prescott Sanford Kingsbury D P Parker Thomas Fillebrown Nathan Cutler Samuel Reddington Joshua Gage Currier Gordon Grant (head-to-head) Nathan Newell Thomas Bond Josiah W Watson Peter Clefford Ariel Mann Daniel Marston Holmes Tillson Isaac Lane (head-to-head) Isaiah Mills James Campbell (head-to-head) Joel Wellington John Hovey Jonathan Page Joshua Queshman Samuel Bussum Thomas Gilpatrick Thomas Whittier
1823	U.S. HouseMaine	Lost	10.02%	M T Obrien Alfred Johnson Edmund Abbot William Abbott Aaron Holbrook (head-to-head) Jonathan Weston Jeremiah Balch Elijah P Pike James W Webster Ebenezer Calderwood Isaac Lane (head-to-head) William Avery Charles Jarvis D R Hastings Daniel Stickney David Baaley David Billings Ebenezer Williams Enoch Low F H Haskell Frederick Ruggles Henry Little Josiah Fernald Nathaniel Fidder Pashan M Cobb
1823	U.S. HouseMaine	Lost	65317.37%	David Kidder S F Emerson (head-to-head)
1821	U.S. HouseMaine	Lost	1	William Williamson (head-to-head) Jacob McGaw (head-to-head) John Wilkins (head-to-head) Martin Kinsley (head-to-head) John Cooper (head-to-head) S F Emerson (head-to-head) H H Harvey A Farmer Aaron Holbrook (head-to-head) Ebenezer Greenleaf James Campbell (head-to-head) Joshua Hall Thomas Hill
1820	U.S. HouseMaine	Lost	2	William Williamson (head-to-head) Jacob McGaw (head-to-head) John Cooper (head-to-head) Martin Kinsley (head-to-head) John Wilkins (head-to-head) Josiah Kidder Lemuel Trescott Francis Carr Gordon Grant (head-to-head) Samuel Dutton Simeon Fowler

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (W000598) and Wikidata (Q1702188). 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 November 9, 2026.