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Information on Roy P. Wisehart
Roy P. Wisehart
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Supt. of Public Instruction
Statewide
In office
Sep 1, 1927 to Mar 15, 1931
Party:
Republican
Assumed:
General Election
Left:
Lost Reelection Bid
Roy P. Wisehart spent 3 years, 6 months, 13 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.
Elections
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1928–Supt. of Public Instruction
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1928
55.73%
Roy P. Wisehart
(i)*
, Republican, 784,671 votes
43.76%
John A. Linebarger
, Democratic, 616,095 votes
0.28%
Allen Bowman
, Prohibition, 3,928 votes
0.23%
Lois E. Newland
, Socialist, 3,306 votes
Out of
1,408,000
votes casts, the margin of victory was
168,576
(11.97%)
1930–Supt. of Public Instruction
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 4, 1930
51.51%
George Clarence Cole
*
, Democratic, 615,494 votes
47.51%
Roy P. Wisehart
(i)
, Republican, 567,679 votes
0.61%
Allison E. Wrentmore
, Prohibition, 7,283 votes
0.33%
Jacob E. Schrader
, Socialist, 3,934 votes
0.05%
Herbert Green
, Nationalist, 582 votes
Out of
1,194,972
votes casts, the margin of victory was
47,815
(4.00%)
In the 2 races for which we have results, Roy P. Wisehart had a record of 1-1. That includes a record of 1-1 in 2 general elections.