John Curtis

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1980–1996
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Curtis21,437
Opponents311,357
2
Elections run

Between 1980 and 1996, John Curtis ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Curtis's biggest single-election total was 20,816 votes, in the 1980 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 1.

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How many votes has John Curtis received?

John Curtis has received 21,437 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

John Curtis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1996U.S. HouseTennesseeLost6210.34%William L. Jenkins
Kay C. Smith

David R. Davis

James B. Taylor

Bill Bull Durham

Mike Fugate

Paul Schmidt
1980U.S. HouseTennesseeLost20,81613.77%James H. Jimmy Quillen
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Curtis: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-curtis-tennessee. 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.