John S Wise

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Virginia
Party: unknown
On the ballot: 1872–1932

Career timeline

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0-9

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wise97,352

Opponents2.5M

Elections run

Between 1872 and 1932, John S Wise ran in 9 U.S. House elections, losing all 9. Wise's biggest single-election total was 78,622 votes, in the 1932 U.S. House election in Virginia's at-large district.

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How many votes has John S Wise received?

John S Wise has received 97,352 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–9.

Election history

John S Wise’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1932	U.S. HouseVirginia	Lost	78,6223.17%	J A Garber Clifton Woodrum Andrew Montague Schuyler Bland (head-to-head) Thomas Burch Absalom Robertson Howard Smith Patrick Drewry Colgate Darden John Flannagan Menalcus Lankford J W McWane Roland E Chase Winfield Scott Henry Brown C C Berkeley R Lindsay Gordon Jr. A J Dunning Jr. Albon James Royal John M Dawson Herman R Ansell David G George Angie M Norris J F Spaulding Frank Lyon
1922	U.S. HouseVirginia	Lost	1,49214.42%	Schuyler Bland (head-to-head) Benjamin T Jones
1910	U.S. HouseVirginia	Lost	1,43119.5%	William Jones (head-to-head)
1908	U.S. HouseVirginia	Lost	3,28725.06%	William Jones (head-to-head) A H Dennett Charles Rudolph
1892	U.S. HouseVirginia	Lost	10%	David Tyler P C Garrigan Deyendorf H S Collier George E Bowden C P Carrigan James E Eppes George Crocker Darden
1880	U.S. HouseVirginia	Lost	30.01%	George Garrison John W Woltz John Critcher John S Barbour R L T Beale
1880	U.S. HouseVirginia	Lost	10.01%	Joseph Jorgensen Coleman William E Cameron F E * W H Mann Richard Stokes H H Dyson Robert Burrell B D Tillar A T Woodson E L Turner
1874	U.S. HouseVirginia	Lost	10%	Gilbert Walker Rush Bargess John Paul John Smith (head-to-head) William M Wallace W C Wickham
1872	U.S. HouseVirginia	Lost	12,51448.89%	John Smith (head-to-head) James * Richerson

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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.