John Small

★ U.S. Representative
Born
August 29, 1858
Died
July 13, 1946
Age at death
87
Home state
North Carolina
Party
Democratic
Years in office
21 years in the U.S. House
On the ballot
1898–1918
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Small146,771
Opponents58,667
11
Elections run

Between 1898 and 1918, John Small ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Small's biggest single-election total was 19,732 votes, in the 1898 U.S. House election in North Carolina's District 1.

Browse every U.S. House race in North Carolina's District 1 or all 1918 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John Small received?

John Small has received 146,771 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

John Small’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1918U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon10,42775.4%C R Pugh
1916U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon13,21172.16%A H Jones
1914U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon8,94099.78%—
1912U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon12,53798.41%Marshall D Leggitt
1910U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon11,54475.29%Henry T King
H E Hodges (head-to-head)

Wilson G Lamb
1908U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon13,11971.06%Isaac M Meekins (head-to-head)
1906U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon11,40175.84%J Q A Wood
1904U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon13,06580.48%D O Newberry
1902U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon14,08688.48%H E Hodges (head-to-head)
1900U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon18,70957.44%Abner Alexander
Isaac M Meekins (head-to-head)

J R Elks
1898U.S. HouseNorth CarolinaWon19,73251.8%Harry Skinner
Joshua L Whedbee
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000500) and Wikidata (Q1700529). 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 September 25, 2026.