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Information on John R. Sheets
John R. Sheets
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Secretary of State
Statewide
In office
Jan 14, 1833 to Jan 14, 1837
Party:
Whig
Assumed:
Elected by Legislature
Secretary of State
Statewide
In office
Jan 14, 1841 to Jan 14, 1845
Party:
Whig
Assumed:
Elected by Legislature
John R. Sheets spent 8 years, 2 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.
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1946–U.S. House (District 6)
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1946
57.36%
Noble J. Johnson
(i)*
, Republican, 65,926 votes
41.74%
Thomas A. Sigler
, Democratic, 47,972 votes
0.90%
John R. Sheets
, Prohibition, 1,035 votes
Out of
114,933
votes casts, the margin of victory was
17,954
(15.62%)
In the 1 races for which we have results, John R. Sheets had a record of 0-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election.
