Josiah Harris

Gubernatorial candidate
Home state
Kentucky
Party
prohibition
On the ballot
1852–1894
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Harris16,667
Opponents67,161
4
Elections run

Between 1852 and 1894, Josiah Harris ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), losing all 4. Harris's biggest single-election total was 8,749 votes, in the 1852 governor election in Rhode Island.

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How many votes has Josiah Harris received?

Josiah Harris has received 16,667 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

Josiah Harris’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1894U.S. HouseKentuckyLost4421.58%John Hendrick
Ben C Keys

W J Chitwood

Josiah Paris
1888U.S. HouseKentuckyLost4852.06%William Stone
Edwin Earley
1855U.S. HouseKentuckyLost6,99148.28%Samuel Swope
1852GovernorRhode IslandLost8,74948.86%Philip Allen
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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.