Merrill Moores

U.S. Representative
Born
April 21, 1856
Died
October 21, 1929
Age at death
73
Home state
Indiana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1914–1922
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Moores185,576
Opponents165,841
4
Elections run

Between 1914 and 1922, Merrill Moores ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning all 4. Moores's biggest single-election total was 79,782 votes, in the 1920 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 7. Moores's closest win came in the 1914 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 7, decided by 5,108 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 7 or all 1922 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Merrill Moores received?

Merrill Moores has received 185,576 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.

Election history

Merrill Moores’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1922U.S. HouseIndianaWon49,62953.86%Joseph P Turk
Lester L Lambert
1920U.S. HouseIndianaWon79,78254.92%Henry N Spaan
Harvey A Simmons

Arthur J Fessler
1918U.S. HouseIndianaWon29,71458.25%Chalmer Schlosser
Charles L Henry (head-to-head)
1914U.S. HouseIndianaWon26,45141.99%Charles Korbly
Paxton Hibben

Charles L Henry (head-to-head)

Robert H Clark
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000928) and Wikidata (Q1922032). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Merrill Moores: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/merrill-moores. 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.