Peter J Hughes

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1860–1910
0-4
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Hughes29,206
Opponents129,339
4
Elections run

Between 1860 and 1910, Peter J Hughes ran in 4 U.S. House elections, losing all 4. Hughes's biggest single-election total was 17,330 votes, in the 1900 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 4.

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How many votes has Peter J Hughes received?

Peter J Hughes has received 29,206 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–4.

Election history

Peter J Hughes’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1910U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost6871.92%Joel Cook
Daniel W Simpkins

Edward B Seiberlich

W S Umstead
1902U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost1,6715.65%Joseph Shull
Fred Nesbit

A E Dreibelbies
1900U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost17,33023.51%James Young
Alben T Eavenson

John Reyburn

A Dietz

D M McNamee
1860U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost9,51849.1%James Campbell
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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.