M J Carter

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Iowa
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1878–1956
0-6
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Carter173,439
Opponents325,879
6
Elections run

Between 1878 and 1956, M J Carter ran in 6 U.S. House elections, losing all 6. Carter's biggest single-election total was 56,406 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 4.

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How many votes has M J Carter received?

M J Carter has received 173,439 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–6.

Election history

M J Carter’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1956U.S. HouseIowaLost56,40649.29%Karl M Lecompte (head-to-head)
1950U.S. HouseIowaLost38,64942.82%Karl M Lecompte (head-to-head)
Benson B Compton (head-to-head)
1948U.S. HouseIowaLost49,89448.17%Karl Le Compte
Benson B Compton (head-to-head)
1936U.S. HouseIowaLost3,7392.88%William Jacobsen
Charles Penningroth
1906U.S. HouseIowaLost12,73937.22%Gilbert Haugen
S B Finney

C J Thorgrimson
1878U.S. HouseIowaLost12,01244.63%Rush Clark
David Brown

H E J Boardman
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “M J Carter: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/m-j-carter. 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.