Frank Watts

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
SOCIALIST
On the ballot
1918
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Watts32,065
Opponents1.7M
1
Elections run

Frank Watts, a SOCIALIST politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1918 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district to Richard Yates, receiving 32,065 votes (1.8%).

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How many votes has Frank Watts received?

Frank Watts has received 32,065 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Frank Watts’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1918U.S. HouseIllinoisLost32,0651.8%Richard Yates
William Mason

Martin Williams

M Cleary

Harvey M Brooks

Edward E Blake

Charles Corson

William Hartness

Joseph Hamrle
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