J Watson

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: unknown
On the ballot: 1878–1972

Career timeline

1878Rep 1900Rep 1902Rep 1914Rep 1968Rep 1972Rep

0-6

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Watson202,267

Opponents6.6M

Elections run

Between 1878 and 1972, J Watson ran in 6 U.S. House elections, losing all 6. Watson's biggest single-election total was 180,744 votes, in the 1914 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's at-large district.

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How many votes has J Watson received?

J Watson has received 202,267 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–6.

Election history

J Watson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1972	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	2,0661.24%	Herman Schneebeli (head-to-head) Donald J Rippon (head-to-head)
1968	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	3,7852.1%	Herman Schneebeli (head-to-head) Donald J Rippon (head-to-head)
1914	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	180,7440.24%	Thomas Crago John Scott Mahlon Garland Daniel Lafean Robert S Bright J M Clark (head-to-head) Martin Jennings Caton Charles N Crosby William C Mitchell Arthur Rupley Anderson Walters Warren L Hayden W S Greely King D O Coughlin Charles Sehl William Hart Patton L A Smith B R Pike Joseph B Holtz Howard S Welker Albert W Binz Hiram H Fisher (head-to-head) John Lipsett Charles W Erwin Charles Durner H G Meinel
1902	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	12,88938.42%	Henry Roth Joseph Sibley Richard A Buzza
1900	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	20%	Galusha Grow Robert Foerderer Grim Lewis Edwards William W Hague Ezra Grumbine John W Slayton Edward Kuppinger John R Root Donald L Monro Robert Bringham George Main Benjamin A Bubbett William H Thomas A B Spencer Patterson W S Hale A J Doud Burns Foster J M Clark (head-to-head) O F Ayer Whitman Dambley Benjamin G Welsh R H Hinckley John Henry Mahlon Meyers R O Molineaux J E Frost W W Burk Judson J Brooks William Bloom B A Aldrich Hiram H Fisher (head-to-head)
1878	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Lost	2,78115.64%	Thomas Bayne Roy C McKenna W W Grier

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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.