John Bretz

U.S. Representative
Born
September 21, 1852
Died
December 25, 1920
Age at death
68
Home state
Indiana
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1890–1894
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bretz48,293
Opponents59,399
3
Elections run

Between 1890 and 1894, John Bretz ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Bretz's biggest single-election total was 17,700 votes, in the 1892 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 2.

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How many votes has John Bretz received?

John Bretz has received 48,293 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

John Bretz’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseIndianaLost15,89642.9%Alexander Hardy
Elisha A Riggins

William J Trout
1892U.S. HouseIndianaWon17,70047.93%Ben L Willoughby
Merrick W Ackerty

Lemuel L Cooper
1890U.S. HouseIndianaWon14,69743.6%William N Darnell
Sampson Cox

Anderson F Fox
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000807) and Wikidata (Q1700743). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Bretz: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-bretz. Accessed [date].

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.