Smith

(name as recorded in the historical source)
U.S. House candidate
Home state
Indiana
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1831–1948
0-12
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Smith94,838
Opponents419,934
12
Elections run

Between 1831 and 1948, Smith ran in 12 U.S. House elections, losing all 12. Smith's biggest single-election total was 57,245 votes, in the 1948 U.S. House election in Indiana's District 2.

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How many votes has Smith received?

Smith has received 94,838 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–12.

Election history

Smith’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1948U.S. HouseIndianaLost57,24543.97%Charles Halleck
F W Lough
1924U.S. HouseIndianaLost9111.04%Arthur Greenwood
John E Sedwick
1902U.S. HouseIndianaLost1,4593.52%Samuel P Aydelotte
James Hemenway

John W Spencer

George W Norman
1898U.S. HouseIndianaLost20%Jesse Overstreet
George D Bailey

William B Campbell

Henry Kuerst
1896U.S. HouseIndianaLost1080.23%William Holman
Marcus R Sulzer
1892U.S. HouseIndianaLost2,1105.07%Arthur Taylor
A P Twineham

John D Cockrum
1884U.S. HouseIndianaLost13,62537.65%Thomas Browne (head-to-head)
William C Jeffries
1882U.S. HouseIndianaLost7392.27%Thomas Browne (head-to-head)
J L Pender
1841U.S. HouseIndianaLost5,02645.17%James Cravens
1841U.S. HouseIndianaLost4,04828.47%Andrew Kennedy
Jonathan McCarty

Aaron Worth
1833U.S. HouseIndianaLost4,26848.18%Johnathan McCarty (head-to-head)
1831U.S. HouseIndianaLost5,29736.18%Johnathan McCarty (head-to-head)
John Test
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Smith: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/smith-indiana. 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.