John Francis Smith

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Rhode Island
Party
Green
On the ballot
1806–1930
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith30,221
Opponents147,936
5
Elections run

Between 1806 and 1930, John Francis Smith ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Smith's biggest single-election total was 29,341 votes, in the 1930 U.S. House election in Rhode Island's District 1.

Browse every U.S. House race in Rhode Island's District 1, every U.S. House race in Rhode Island's District 2, or every U.S. House race in Rhode Island's at-large district.

How many votes has John Francis Smith received?

John Francis Smith has received 30,221 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

John Francis Smith’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1930U.S. HouseRhode IslandLost29,34142.49%Clark Burdick
1898U.S. HouseRhode IslandLost4872.78%Adin Capron
Garvin

Dana
1880U.S. HouseRhode IslandLost830.57%Jonathan Chace
Franklin Treat

George H Brown

Henry Cram

J H Green

Henry B Metcalf
1878U.S. HouseRhode IslandLost3093.03%Latimer Ballou
Jerothmul B Barnaby
1806U.S. HouseRhode IslandLost10%Nehemiah Knight
William Willbour

William Hunter

Arnold

Thomas P Hazard

Benjamin Bourne

Seth Wheaton

Samuel Eddy

Howard E Russell Jr.

Conitant Talen

Theophile Martin

Neihan Matthewson
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Francis Smith: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-francis-smith. 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.