Robert Walter Miers

Offices

Indiana House
Monroe County
In office
Nov 6, 1878 to Nov 3, 1880

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
1 year, 11 months, 28 days
U.S. House
District 2
In office
Mar 4, 1897 to Mar 4, 1905

Party: Democratic
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
8 years, 1 day
Robert Walter Miers spent 9 years, 11 months, 29 days in office in Indiana, including 8 years, 1 day at the federal level and 1 year, 11 months, 28 days at the state level.

Elections

1888–Secretary of State LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1888
49.14%
Charles F. Griffin (i)*, Republican, 263,294 votes
48.71%
Robert Walter Miers, Democratic, 260,975 votes
 1.90%
William A. Spurgeon, Prohibition, 10,163 votes
 0.26%
A. C. Geyer, Union Labor, 1,369 votes
Out of 535,801 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,319 (0.43%)
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1896–U.S. House (District 2) WON
General Election–Sunday, November 8, 1896
48.20%
Robert Walter Miers*, Democratic, 21,757 votes
45.99%
Alexander M. Hardy (i), Republican, 20,759 votes
 5.82%
Newel H. Motsinger, People's (Populist), 2,625 votes
Out of 45,141 votes casts, the margin of victory was 998 (2.21%)
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1898–U.S. House (District 2) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1898
50.32%
Robert Walter Miers (i)*, Democratic, 20,245 votes
46.37%
William Ray Gardiner, Republican, 18,656 votes
 3.31%
William J. Trout, Prohibition, 1,333 votes
Out of 40,234 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,589 (3.95%)
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1900–U.S. House (District 2) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1900
51.82%
Robert Walter Miers (i)*, Democratic, 24,420 votes
46.25%
Peter R. Wadsworth, Republican, 21,799 votes
 1.09%
William H. Crowder, People's (Populist), 513 votes
 0.84%
Charles F. Pressler, Prohibition, 396 votes
Out of 47,128 votes casts, the margin of victory was 2,621 (5.57%)
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1902–U.S. House (District 2) WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1902
49.46%
Robert Walter Miers (i)*, Democratic, 21,162 votes
47.73%
John C. Chaney, Republican, 20,423 votes
 1.57%
Jonathan T. Hobson, Prohibition, 672 votes
 0.78%
James C. Heenan, Socialist, 332 votes
 0.47%
William B. Wolfe, People's (Populist), 199 votes
Out of 42,788 votes casts, the margin of victory was 739 (1.73%)
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1904–U.S. House (District 2) LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1904
49.70%
John C. Chaney*, Republican, 25,143 votes
46.79%
Robert Walter Miers (i), Democratic, 23,670 votes
 1.58%
John Wadsworth, Sr., Socialist, 797 votes
 1.54%
Alexander P. Asbury, Prohibition, 777 votes
 0.40%
Jacob W. Clark, People's (Populist), 204 votes
Out of 50,591 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,473 (2.91%)
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In the 6 races for which we have results, Robert Walter Miers had a record of 4-2. That includes a record of 4-2 in 6 general elections.