Robert Miers
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- January 27, 1848
- Died
- February 20, 1930
- Age at death
- 82
- Home state
- Indiana
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1896–1904
3-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Miers86,834
Opponents91,920
4
Elections run
Between 1896 and 1904, Robert Miers ran in 4 U.S. House elections, winning 3 and losing 1. Miers's biggest single-election total was 23,670 votes, in the 1904 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 2. Miers's closest win came in the 1902 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 2, decided by 739 votes.
Browse every U.S. House race in Indiana's District 2 or all 1904 U.S. House races.
How many votes has Robert Miers received?
Robert Miers has received 86,834 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Lost | 23,67046.79% | John Chaney Peter R Wadsworth Alexander P Asbury Robert H Clark |
| 1902 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 21,16249.46% | John C Chaney Jonathan T Hobson James C Heenan William B Wolfe |
| 1898 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 20,24550.32% | William R Gardiner William J Trout |
| 1896 | U.S. HouseIndiana | Won | 21,75748.2% | Alexander Hardy Newel H Motsinger |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000700) and Wikidata (Q376365). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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