Roberts

(name as recorded in the historical source)
U.S. House candidate
Home state
Pennsylvania
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1843–1970
0-7
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Roberts130,964
Opponents236,447
7
Elections run

Between 1843 and 1970, Roberts ran in 7 U.S. House elections, losing all 7. Roberts's biggest single-election total was 51,343 votes, in the 1938 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 4.

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How many votes has Roberts received?

Roberts has received 130,964 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–7.

Election history

Roberts’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1970U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost44,10331.65%Fred B. Rooney
Chester R Litz
1938U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost51,34345.65%John Daly
1886U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost14,03444.63%Norman Hall
Cunningham

Hull
1884U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost2,7027.35%George Fleeger
McKinney

John P Wilson
1878U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost9,12443.16%Hendrick Wright
William H Richmond

Edwin G Flanagan
1858U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost8,07649.24%Henry Longnecker
1843U.S. HousePennsylvaniaLost1,58215.18%Jeremiah Brown
T J Martin
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Roberts: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/roberts. Accessed [date].

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.