J P Smith

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Texas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1872–1974
0-8
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith27,569
Opponents229,852
8
Elections run

Between 1872 and 1974, J P Smith ran in 8 U.S. House elections, losing all 8. Smith's biggest single-election total was 9,039 votes, in the 1878 U.S. House election in Texas's District 4.

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How many votes has J P Smith received?

J P Smith has received 27,569 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–8.

Election history

J P Smith’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1974U.S. HouseTexasLost8471.23%Robert Casey
Ron Paul

Jill Stein
1912U.S. HouseTexasLost6103.47%Martin Dies (head-to-head)
J A Freeland

E G Christian
1908U.S. HouseTexasLost2,71915.3%Martin Dies (head-to-head)
H D Johnson
1906U.S. HouseTexasLost7537.89%Gordon Russell
R B Bell
1896U.S. HouseTexasLost7471.91%Samuel Lanham
C H Jenkins
1896U.S. HouseTexasLost4,0749.75%Rudolph Kleburg
H Gras
1878U.S. HouseTexasLost9,03922.4%Roger Mills
1872U.S. HouseTexasLost8,78037.4%William S Herdon
William Chambers
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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.