John O Watters

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Utah
Party
socialist
On the ballot
1920–1928
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Watters5,864
Opponents284,080
4
Elections run

Between 1920 and 1928, John O Watters ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Watters's biggest single-election total was 3,081 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Utah's District 1.

Browse every U.S. House race in Utah's District 1 or all 1928 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John O Watters received?

John O Watters has received 5,864 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

John O Watters’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1928U.S. HouseUtahLost4080.49%Don Colton (head-to-head)
Knox Patterson
1926U.S. HouseUtahLost4260.59%Don Colton (head-to-head)
Ephraim Bergeson
1922U.S. HouseUtahLost1,9491.03%Don Colton (head-to-head)
Milton H Welling
1920U.S. HouseUtahLost3,0812.39%Don Colton (head-to-head)
James W Funk
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John O Watters: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-o-watters. 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.