John Schmitz

U.S. Representative
Born
August 12, 1930
Died
January 10, 2001
Age at death
70
Home state
California
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1970
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Schmitz192,765
Opponents94,761
1
Elections run

John Schmitz (1930–2001), a Republican politician from California, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1970 U.S. House election in California's District 35 with 192,765 votes (67.04%), defeating Thomas B Lenhart and Francis R Halpern.

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How many votes has John Schmitz received?

John Schmitz has received 192,765 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

John Schmitz’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1970U.S. HouseCaliforniaWon192,76567.04%Thomas B Lenhart
Francis R Halpern
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000133) and Wikidata (Q1700152). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.