J S Witherspoon

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Ohio
Party
prohibition
On the ballot
1886
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Witherspoon938
Opponents30,792
1
Elections run

J S Witherspoon, a Prohibition politician from Ohio, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1886 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 11 to Albert Thompson, receiving 938 votes (2.96%).

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How many votes has J S Witherspoon received?

J S Witherspoon has received 938 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

J S Witherspoon’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1886U.S. HouseOhioLost9382.96%Albert Thompson
Irvin Dungan

J W Roberts
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