Joseph Sherley

U.S. Representative
Born
November 28, 1871
Died
February 13, 1941
Age at death
69
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1902–1918
8-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Sherley205,163
Opponents194,003
9
Elections run

Between 1902 and 1918, Joseph Sherley ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning 8 and losing 1. Sherley's biggest single-election total was 29,204 votes, in the 1916 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 5.

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How many votes has Joseph Sherley received?

Joseph Sherley has received 205,163 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 8–1.

Election history

Joseph Sherley’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1918U.S. HouseKentuckyLost20,70348.72%Charles Ogden
1916U.S. HouseKentuckyWon29,20450.1%W C Owens (head-to-head)
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J B Stroud (head-to-head)
1914U.S. HouseKentuckyWon23,76560.61%Charles T Gardiner
Roy Wilhoit

Charles Dobbs (head-to-head)

Thomas B Mathews

Arnold (head-to-head)
1912U.S. HouseKentuckyWon24,79546.15%L R Fox
E J Ashcraft

Charles Dobbs (head-to-head)

Arnold (head-to-head)
1910U.S. HouseKentuckyWon21,43753.15%J Wheeler McGee
George W Young

J B Stroud (head-to-head)

Arnold (head-to-head)
1908U.S. HouseKentuckyWon27,95351.65%Kinkead
Charles Dobbs (head-to-head)
1906U.S. HouseKentuckyWon15,69854.76%Charles Dobbs (head-to-head)
W C Owens (head-to-head)

Charles A Jenson

James Doyle
1904U.S. HouseKentuckyWon23,71250.96%W C Owens (head-to-head)
J M Tydings

Albert Schmutz
1902U.S. HouseKentuckyWon17,89650.01%Harvey Irwin
Bradhurn

Tidings

Arnold (head-to-head)

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Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000343) and Wikidata (Q1676411). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Joseph Sherley: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/joseph-sherley. 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.