Joseph Sherley
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- November 28, 1871
- Died
- February 13, 1941
- Age at death
- 69
- Home state
- Kentucky
- Party
- Democratic
- Years in office
- 15 years in the U.S. House
- 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
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Lost | 20,70348.72% | Charles Ogden |
| 1916 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 29,20450.1% | W C Owens (head-to-head) Rasmussen J B Stroud (head-to-head) |
| 1914 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 23,76560.61% | Charles T Gardiner Roy Wilhoit Charles Dobbs (head-to-head) Thomas B Mathews Arnold (head-to-head) |
| 1912 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 24,79546.15% | L R Fox E J Ashcraft Charles Dobbs (head-to-head) Arnold (head-to-head) |
| 1910 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 21,43753.15% | J Wheeler McGee George W Young J B Stroud (head-to-head) Arnold (head-to-head) |
| 1908 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 27,95351.65% | Kinkead Charles Dobbs (head-to-head) |
| 1906 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 15,69854.76% | Charles Dobbs (head-to-head) W C Owens (head-to-head) Charles A Jenson James Doyle |
| 1904 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 23,71250.96% | W C Owens (head-to-head) J M Tydings Albert Schmutz |
| 1902 | U.S. HouseKentucky | Won | 17,89650.01% | Harvey Irwin Bradhurn Tidings Arnold (head-to-head) Markert |
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.
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