Johnston Cornish

★ U.S. Representative

Born: June 13, 1858
Died: June 26, 1920
Age at death: 62
Home state: New Jersey
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1892–1894

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cornish36,474

Opponents41,837

Elections run

Between 1892 and 1894, Johnston Cornish ran in 2 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 1. Cornish's biggest single-election total was 21,765 votes, in the 1892 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 4.

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How many votes has Johnston Cornish received?

Johnston Cornish has received 36,474 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–1.

Election history

Johnston Cornish’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1894	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Lost	14,70944.68%	Mahlon Pitney Ramsey Barrick
1892	U.S. HouseNew Jersey	Won	21,76547.95%	Howey Johnston Potter

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000786) and Wikidata (Q1702486). 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.