Bruce A. Smith

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Michigan
Party
Libertarian
On the ballot
1980–2000
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith9,416
Opponents947,064
4
Elections run

Between 1980 and 2000, Bruce A. Smith ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Smith's biggest single-election total was 3,071 votes, in the 1996 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 2.

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How many votes has Bruce A. Smith received?

Bruce A. Smith has received 9,416 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

Bruce A. Smith’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2000U.S. HouseMichiganLost2,6390.91%Pete Hoekstra (head-to-head)
Bob Shrauger (head-to-head)

Susan J. Goldberg

Ronald E. Graeser
1998U.S. HouseMichiganLost2,0620.97%Pete Hoekstra (head-to-head)
Bob Shrauger (head-to-head)

Tom Russell
1996U.S. HouseMichiganLost3,0711.21%Pete Hoekstra (head-to-head)
Dan Kruszynski

Henry Ogden Clark
1980U.S. HouseMichiganLost1,6440.82%Dave Stockman
Lyndon G. Furst

Robert C. Drenkhahn
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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.