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Gerald L. K. Smith

Christian Nationalist

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Date Party Office Votes Result
11-06-1956 Christian Nationalist President 8 Loss
 

Candidate Biography:

Gerald Lyman Kenneth Smith
Born: February 27, 1898 in Pardeeville, Wisconsin
Married: Elna
Died: April 15, 1976 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

1942: Republican Primary Candidate for US Senate [Michigan] (Lost)
1944: Founder, America First Party
1944: America First Candidate for President (Lost)
1948: Christian Nationalist Candidate for President (Lost)
1956: Write-in Candidate for President (Lost)
1966: Smith organized the erection of the Christ of the Ozarks