George W Smith

Gubernatorial candidate
Home state
Vermont
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1798–1894
0-8
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith41,426
Opponents113,493
8
Elections run

Between 1798 and 1894, George W Smith ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), losing all 8. Smith's biggest single-election total was 14,142 votes, in the 1894 governor election in Vermont.

Browse every governor election in Vermont, every U.S. House race in Vermont's District 2, or every U.S. House race in Vermont's District 3.

How many votes has George W Smith received?

George W Smith has received 41,426 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–8.

Election history

George W Smith’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894GovernorVermontLost14,14224.4%Urban A. Woodbury
1892U.S. HouseVermontLost8,64931.05%William Grout (head-to-head)
Charles Houghton
1888U.S. HouseVermontLost9,60528.07%William Grout (head-to-head)
Cyrus W Wyman
1844U.S. HouseVermontLost3,42330.75%George Marsh (head-to-head)
W H French (head-to-head)
1843U.S. HouseVermontLost4,59539.27%George Marsh (head-to-head)
W H French (head-to-head)
1834U.S. HouseVermontLost77815.46%Heman Allen
Vanness
1802U.S. HouseVermontLost80.55%Gideon Olin
Jonas Galusha

Chauncey Langdon

Abel Spencer (head-to-head)

Fay
1798U.S. HouseVermontLost2263.23%Matthew Lyon
Samuel Williams

Nathaniel Chipman

Abel Spencer (head-to-head)
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “George W Smith: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/george-w-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.