John Paul

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Virginia
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1874–1918
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Paul14,747
Opponents52,703
5
Elections run

Between 1874 and 1918, John Paul ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. Paul's biggest single-election total was 6,064 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in Virginia's District 7.

Browse every U.S. House race in Virginia's District 7, every U.S. House race in Virginia's District 3, or all 1918 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John Paul received?

John Paul has received 14,747 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

John Paul’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1918U.S. HouseVirginiaLost46610.98%Thomas Harrison (head-to-head)
B B Bowman

Charles Havener

S Lupton (head-to-head)
1916U.S. HouseVirginiaLost6,06437.3%Thomas Harrison (head-to-head)
George T Garrison
1910U.S. HouseVirginiaLost2,58925.79%James Hay
S Lupton (head-to-head)
1878U.S. HouseVirginiaLost5,58043.53%John Harris
John Echols

R W Burk
1874U.S. HouseVirginiaLost480.2%Gilbert Walker
Rush Bargess

John Smith

William M Wallace

W C Wickham

John S Wise
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Paul: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-paul-virginia. 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.