O J Clark

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Iowa
Party
unknown
On the ballot
1854–1936
0-7
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Clark39,008
Opponents252,948
7
Elections run

Between 1854 and 1936, O J Clark ran in 7 U.S. House elections, losing all 7. Clark's biggest single-election total was 12,527 votes, in the 1918 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 3.

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How many votes has O J Clark received?

O J Clark has received 39,008 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

O J Clark’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1936U.S. HouseIowaLost2,4302.27%Fred Gilchrist
Ray Murray
1918U.S. HouseIowaLost12,52735.26%Burton Sweet
1894U.S. HouseIowaLost5,66315.66%John Lacey
W H Taylor

George Gilchrist
1882U.S. HouseIowaLost7,34427.53%William Hepburn
Lewis Bonnett
1880U.S. HouseIowaLost10%Nathaniel Deering
Joseph S Root

M Doolittle

E J Dean

Jas McCarty

William G Stewart

H C McCarthy

J H King

Hog

H C Hemenway

G Olson
1876U.S. HouseIowaLost10%Samuel Oliver
Samuel Rees

W A Pierce

C F Jackson

James Baird Weaver

J A Nash

B D Holbrook
1854U.S. HouseIowaLost11,04249.5%Augustus Hall
J L Ashbaugh
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “O J Clark: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/o-j-clark. 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.