Hugh Shott

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 3, 1866
Died: October 12, 1953
Age at death: 87
Home state: West Virginia
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1928–1932

Career timeline

1928Rep 1930Rep 1932Rep

2-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Shott164,892

Opponents157,815

Elections run

Between 1928 and 1932, Hugh Shott ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Shott's biggest single-election total was 63,559 votes, in the 1928 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 5. Shott's closest win came in the 1930 U.S. House election in West Virginia's District 5, decided by 3,816 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in West Virginia's District 5 or all 1932 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Hugh Shott received?

Hugh Shott has received 164,892 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Hugh Shott’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1932	U.S. HouseWest Virginia	Lost	56,35547.91%	John Kee
1930	U.S. HouseWest Virginia	Won	44,97852.21%	T J Lilly
1928	U.S. HouseWest Virginia	Won	63,55953.44%	John Kee

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000381) and Wikidata (Q6175214). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Hugh Shott: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/hugh-shott. 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.