George Jones

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1837–1958
0-14
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jones121,536
Opponents361,641
14
Elections run

Between 1837 and 1958, George Jones ran in 14 U.S. House elections, losing all 14. Jones's biggest single-election total was 62,313 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 6.

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How many votes has George Jones received?

George Jones has received 121,536 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–14.

Election history

George Jones’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1958U.S. HouseKentuckyLost1,6225.26%John Watts (head-to-head)
1956U.S. HouseKentuckyLost62,31347.29%John Watts (head-to-head)
1944U.S. HouseKentuckyLost3960.53%Noble Gregory
A R Anderson

Jos S Freeland
1930U.S. HouseKentuckyLost740.28%John Moore
1914U.S. HouseKentuckyLost1,1213.71%Ben Johnson
W Sherman Ball

W H Cundiff
1912U.S. HouseKentuckyLost5,84119.18%James Cantrill
1910U.S. HouseKentuckyLost14,85047.47%Robert Thomas
W L Cassady
1904U.S. HouseKentuckyLost18,33249.86%James Richardson
1884U.S. HouseKentuckyLost9,93248.03%Frank L Woolford
1880U.S. HouseKentuckyLost170.06%Elijah Phister
George M Thomas

R S Chevis
1861U.S. HouseKentuckyLost6985.41%John Menzies
Overton P Hogan
1859U.S. HouseKentuckyLost5,83938.58%John Stevenson
1845U.S. HouseKentuckyLost50.04%William Thomasson
Elijah Nuttall
1837U.S. HouseKentuckyLost49610.95%Edward Rumsey
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George Jones: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-jones. 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.