John A Shields

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Illinois
Party
prohibition
On the ballot
1914
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Shields7,275
Opponents1.8M
1
Elections run

John A Shields, a Prohibition politician from Illinois, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1914 U.S. House election in Illinois's at-large district to Burnett Chiperfield, receiving 7,275 votes (0.4%).

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How many votes has John A Shields received?

John A Shields has received 7,275 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

John A Shields’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1914U.S. HouseIllinoisLost7,2750.4%Burnett Chiperfield
William Williams

Addison Davis

Mark J Sullivan

Harry L Heer

George N Kreider

D L Thomas

Carl Strover

Frank E Herrick

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