Joseph Fordney

★ U.S. Representative

Born: November 5, 1853
Died: January 8, 1932
Age at death: 78
Home state: Michigan
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1898–1920

Career timeline

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12-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Fordney271,395

Opponents189,256

Elections run

Between 1898 and 1920, Joseph Fordney ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning all 12. Fordney's biggest single-election total was 54,337 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 8. Fordney's closest win came in the 1912 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 8, decided by 1,622 votes.

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How many votes has Joseph Fordney received?

Joseph Fordney has received 271,395 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 12–0.

Election history

Joseph Fordney’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1920	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	54,33772.18%	G A Brown Morris McNally Coleman C Vaughn
1918	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	22,24062.84%	Miles J Purcell (head-to-head)
1916	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	28,28853.62%	William A Seegmiller A Parsons Albert L Chandler (head-to-head) Henry W Powell
1914	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	20,24952.68%	Smith George Dailey George L Seiferlein (head-to-head) Jefferson D Leland
1912	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	13,21534.36%	Albert L Chandler (head-to-head) Miles J Purcell (head-to-head) George L Seiferlein (head-to-head) David S Woolman
1910	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	14,87856.54%	James P Devereaux J George Fisher Frank E Jones
1908	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	21,21059.68%	Jenner E Morse George L Seiferlein (head-to-head)
1906	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	16,84992.35%	William A Heartt James M Houghton
1904	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	24,41765.21%	Henry J Patterson Samuel Hackett (head-to-head)
1902	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	17,39256.68%	Henry M Youmans J George Fischer Samuel Hackett (head-to-head)
1900	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	21,52253.47%	Wellington R Burt Robert Fraser John Korian Poe R Crosby
1898	U.S. HouseMichigan	Won	16,79852.68%	Ferdinand Brucker

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (F000271) and Wikidata (Q1708173). 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.