J Baker Stewart

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: prohibition
On the ballot: 1854–1956

Career timeline

1854Rep 1860Rep 1870Rep 1874Rep 1890Rep 1900Rep

1906Rep 1908Rep 1914Rep 1920Rep 1934Rep 1954Rep

1956Rep

0-13

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Stewart136,815

Opponents427,960

Elections run

Between 1854 and 1956, J Baker Stewart ran in 13 U.S. House elections, losing all 13. Stewart's biggest single-election total was 38,483 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 20.

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How many votes has J Baker Stewart received?

J Baker Stewart has received 136,815 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–13.

Election history

J Baker Stewart’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1956	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	38,48337.02%	James E Vanzandt (head-to-head)
1954	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	37,72543.72%	James E Vanzandt (head-to-head)
1934	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	7620.83%	Denis Driscoll Leon H Gavin Robert G Burnham
1920	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	1,0573.23%	John Morin Albert R Jerling
1914	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	4,51610.32%	Arthur Dewalt Stauffer John P Wilson Madison F Larkin
1908	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	6140%	James Burke (head-to-head) Alcorn James A McCarthy J Udick
1906	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	3331.68%	James Burke (head-to-head) Frank Lackner David S Connors
1900	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	16,75346.6%	Howard Mutchler Edward E Dixon P C Gaffney
1890	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	1730.35%	Alfred Harmer J Henry Taylor
1874	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	8,85442.33%	Jacob Turney
1870	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	11,66948.48%	Henry Foster
1860	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	9,44347.1%	Jesse Lazear
1854	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	6,43341.32%	Asa Packer

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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.