John Sweet

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Michigan
Party
prohibition
On the ballot
1902–1936
Career timeline
0-3
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sweet19,846
Opponents160,911
3
Elections run

Between 1902 and 1936, John Sweet ran in 3 U.S. House elections, losing all 3. Sweet's biggest single-election total was 19,437 votes, in the 1908 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 5.

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How many votes has John Sweet received?

John Sweet has received 19,846 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–3.

Election history

John Sweet’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1936U.S. HouseMichiganLost60.01%Joseph Karl Horvath
John Lesinski

Clyde M Ford

Ralph B Guy

Charles J Johnson

Charles A Regan
1908U.S. HouseMichiganLost19,43741.97%Gerrit Diekema
Nimrod F Jenkins

James Hoogerhyde

Cook
1902U.S. HouseMichiganLost4031.08%Alfred Lucking
John Corliss

Herman Richter

Doctor Suttis
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Sweet: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-sweet. 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.