Francis Smith

U.S. Representative
Born
September 25, 1911
Died
December 9, 1982
Age at death
71
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1940
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith76,724
Opponents60,774
1
Elections run

Francis Smith (1911–1982), a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1940 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 5 with 76,724 votes (55.8%), defeating Fred C Gartner and Bernard Samoff and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has Francis Smith received?

Francis Smith has received 76,724 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Francis Smith’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1940U.S. HousePennsylvaniaWon76,72455.8%Fred C Gartner
Bernard Samoff

John J Casey

Oscar W Wall
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000532) and Wikidata (Q13219816). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Francis Smith: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/francis-smith. Accessed [date].

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.