Addison Smith
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- September 5, 1862
- Died
- July 5, 1956
- Age at death
- 93
- Home state
- Idaho
- Party
- Republican
- Years in office
- 19 years in the U.S. House
- On the ballot
- 1912–1932
10-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith499,044
Opponents760,873
11
Elections run
Between 1912 and 1932, Addison Smith ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning 10 and losing 1. Smith's biggest single-election total was 63,790 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in Idaho's at-large district. Smith's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. House election in Idaho's at-large district, decided by 1,447 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Idaho's District 2, every U.S. House race in Idaho's at-large district, or all 1932 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Addison Smith received?
Addison Smith has received 499,044 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Lost | 46,29343.82% | Thomas Coffin Goold |
| 1930 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 46,34263.18% | W F Alworth |
| 1928 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 53,23664.12% | Ralph W Harding George F Hibner |
| 1926 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 40,96060.6% | H F Fait Mary George Mrs Gray |
| 1924 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 44,36554.62% | William A Shuldberg Edgar Wilson Clifford Higby |
| 1922 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 33,20647.76% | William P Whitaker (head-to-head) Dow Dunning |
| 1920 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 49,64263.02% | William P Whitaker (head-to-head) |
| 1918 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 32,27463.16% | C R Jeppesen |
| 1916 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 63,79025.05% | Burton French (head-to-head) Marion J Kerr John Stanley V A B Clark (head-to-head) Sam G Gilleland |
| 1914 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 45,36522.63% | Robert McCracken James H Forney Bert H Miller Charles W Luck A B Clark (head-to-head) G W Beloit E H Rettig R P Logan J J Pugh |
| 1912 | U.S. HouseIdaho | Won | 43,57122.4% | Burton French (head-to-head) Perry W Mitchell Edward M Pugmire P Monroe Smock G W Belloit E L Riggs John Tucker Johathan G Carrick |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000511) and Wikidata (Q353150). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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