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John W. Root
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We found no record of John W. Root serving in elected office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they served at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database.
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1944–U.S. House (District 2)
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 7, 1944
61.56%
Charles A. Halleck
(i)*
, Republican, 78,061 votes
37.94%
James Otis Cox
, Democratic, 48,103 votes
0.50%
John W. Root
, Prohibition, 636 votes
Out of
126,800
votes casts, the margin of victory was
29,958
(23.62%)
In the 1 races for which we have results, John W. Root had a record of 0-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election.
