John Miles

U.S. Representative
Born
July 28, 1884
Died
October 7, 1971
Age at death
87
Home state
New Mexico
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1948
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Miles108,529
Opponents256,461
1
Elections run

John Miles (1884–1971), a Democratic politician from New Mexico, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1948 U.S. House election in New Mexico's at-large district with 108,529 votes (29.73%), defeating Antonio Fernández and Ben F Meyer and 2 other candidates.

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How many votes has John Miles received?

John Miles has received 108,529 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Miles’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1948U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon108,52929.73%Antonio Fernández
Ben F Meyer

Elfego Baca

Clinton E Jencks
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000705) and Wikidata (Q883172). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Miles: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-miles. 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.