Oliver Smith

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 23, 1794
Died: March 19, 1859
Age at death: 64
Home state: Indiana
Party: jacksonian
On the ballot: 1826

1-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Smith6,015

Opponents4,946

Elections run

Oliver Smith (1794–1859), a Jacksonian politician from Indiana, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 1826 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 3 with 6,015 votes (54.88%), defeating John Test.

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How many votes has Oliver Smith received?

Oliver Smith has received 6,015 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Oliver Smith’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1826	U.S. HouseIndiana	Won	6,01554.88%	John Test

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000599) and Wikidata (Q1420076). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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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.