Roman I Jarvis

U.S. House candidate
Home state
Michigan
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1896–1946
0-11
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jarvis218,384
Opponents504,093
11
Elections run

Between 1896 and 1946, Roman I Jarvis ran in 11 U.S. House elections, losing all 11. Jarvis's biggest single-election total was 40,443 votes, in the 1940 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 4.

Browse every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 4, every U.S. House race in Michigan's District 5, or all 1946 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Roman I Jarvis received?

Roman I Jarvis has received 218,384 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–11.

Election history

Roman I Jarvis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1946U.S. HouseMichiganLost21,51426.51%Clare Hoffman (head-to-head)
Ralph C March
1940U.S. HouseMichiganLost40,44338.08%Clare Hoffman (head-to-head)
Merlin D Bishop
1930U.S. HouseMichiganLost17,95333.92%John Ketcham (head-to-head)
1928U.S. HouseMichiganLost19,70824.62%John Ketcham (head-to-head)
1928U.S. HouseMichiganLost19,62721.11%Carl Mapes (head-to-head)
John Arnold Zeigler
1926U.S. HouseMichiganLost7,33919.84%Carl Mapes (head-to-head)
1920U.S. HouseMichiganLost15,19923.94%John Ketcham (head-to-head)
Vivian F Zellar

L A Bregger
1920U.S. HouseMichiganLost15,96322.44%Carl Mapes (head-to-head)
Glenn H Pangborn

William H Wenger
1900U.S. HouseMichiganLost20,49842.4%Edward Hamilton (head-to-head)
Charles A Salyer
1898U.S. HouseMichiganLost17,14643.21%Edward Hamilton (head-to-head)
George F Cornings

George F Cunningham
1896U.S. HouseMichiganLost22,99446.44%Edward Hamilton (head-to-head)
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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.