R P Wilson

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Indiana
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1845–1964

Career timeline

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RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wilson297,574

Opponents516,739

Elections run

Between 1845 and 1964, R P Wilson ran in 15 U.S. House elections, losing all 15. Wilson's biggest single-election total was 62,780 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 9.

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How many votes has R P Wilson received?

R P Wilson has received 297,574 popular votes across 15 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–15.

Election history

R P Wilson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1964	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	62,78045.59%	Lee Herbert Hamilton
1958	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	62,06449.7%	Earl Hogan
1926	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	34,06147.6%	Harry Rowbottom
1920	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	36,83442.62%	Oscar Luhring Thomas F France Francis A Hallis
1916	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	22,73046.96%	Lincoln Dixon (head-to-head) Floyd N Kissel William T Carmichael (head-to-head)
1914	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	5,08710.5%	William Cullop Oscar E Bland William J Trout George Scruggs
1914	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	16,85637.16%	Lincoln Dixon (head-to-head) A M Ewing Ben F Gaston William T Carmichael (head-to-head)
1906	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	1,0541.99%	Jesse Overstreet Frank E Gavin Albert G Berg
1898	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	4360.94%	George Steele George W Michael David A McDowell
1890	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	17,61445.24%	Benjamin Shively Robert H Clark John G Manyhesner
1888	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	16,17648.5%	William Holman (head-to-head) Arnold Caster %dr< Brown
1886	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	1900.61%	William Holman (head-to-head) Thomas J Lucas J J Goodwin
1858	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	7,43444.44%	William English (head-to-head)
1856	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	7,92742.84%	William English (head-to-head)
1845	U.S. HouseIndiana	Lost	6,33146.32%	Robert Owen

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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.