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.

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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

Robert Miers’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1904U.S. HouseIndianaLost23,67046.79%John Chaney
Peter R Wadsworth

Alexander P Asbury

Robert H Clark
1902U.S. HouseIndianaWon21,16249.46%John C Chaney
Jonathan T Hobson

James C Heenan

William B Wolfe
1898U.S. HouseIndianaWon20,24550.32%William R Gardiner
William J Trout
1896U.S. HouseIndianaWon21,75748.2%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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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.