Smith

(name as recorded in the historical source)

U.S. House candidate

Home state: Michigan
Party: prohibition
On the ballot: 1880–1960

Career timeline

1880Rep 1884Rep 1890Rep 1904Rep 1910Rep 1914Rep

1932Rep 1932Rep 1934Rep 1952Rep 1956Rep 1958Rep

1960Rep 1960Rep

0-14

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Smith259,490

Opponents1.3M

Elections run

Between 1880 and 1960, Smith ran in 14 U.S. House elections, losing all 14. Smith's biggest single-election total was 98,432 votes, in the 1956 U.S. House election in Michigan's District 17.

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How many votes has Smith received?

Smith has received 259,490 popular votes across 14 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–14.

Election history

Smith’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1960	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	1240.05%	Thomas Ohara (head-to-head) Robert J McIntosh (head-to-head) Harlo S Mills Raymond E Watrous
1960	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	1880.09%	Louis Rabaut Lois Nair V William Sablich Eugene Hopusch
1958	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	2310.13%	Thomas Ohara (head-to-head) Robert J McIntosh (head-to-head) Theos A Grove
1956	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	98,43246.51%	Martha Griffiths Theron E Carpenter
1952	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	89,15938.88%	John Lesinski Margaret Nowak Charles J Johnson
1934	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	2670.33%	Earl Michener John C Lehr James H McFarlan Edward P Allen Harold Franklin Cecil R Irelan
1932	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	45,26344.89%	Michael Hart Charles W Crum Howard L Holmes John G Zittel
1932	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	3830.5%	Harry Musselwhite James McLaughlin
1914	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	15,72940.92%	Joseph Fordney George Dailey George L Seiferlein Jefferson D Leland
1910	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	4271.49%	Henry McMorran Charles Wellman Jesse M Miller Fred N Hitchcock Louis C Cramton
1904	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	9072.35%	George Loud Stephen P Flynn Stephen P Flint
1890	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	2,1065.77%	Henry Youmans Aaron Bliss
1884	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	2,4456.01%	Edwin Winans James C Willson
1880	U.S. HouseMichigan	Lost	3,8298.72%	Roswell Horr Tarsney

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Smith: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/smith-michigan. 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.