J E Wilson

★ U.S. Representative

Home state: South Carolina
Party: unknown
On the ballot: 1820–1964

Career timeline

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1960Rep 1962Rep 1964Rep 1964Rep

1-9

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Wilson9,960

Opponents263,831

Elections run

Between 1820 and 1964, J E Wilson ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning 1 and losing 9. Wilson's biggest single-election total was 2,488 votes, in the 1854 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 1. Wilson's closest win came in the 1823 U.S. House election in South Carolina's District 8, decided by 196 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in South Carolina's District 1, every U.S. House race in South Carolina's District 2, or every U.S. House race in South Carolina's District 5.

How many votes has J E Wilson received?

J E Wilson has received 9,960 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 1–9.

Election history

J E Wilson’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1964	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Lost	10%	Lucius Rivers W D Workman John Doe (head-to-head) S Drake Edens A Ravenel Micah Jenkins Everlyn Swinton V F Tingley News And Courier Editor J W Mette
1964	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Lost	10%	Albert Watson George Bell Timmerman E A Finney J B Ness J Johnson F R Hartzog T H Russell Charles Hughes Sulton J C Kearse
1962	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Lost	10%	Robert Hemphill (head-to-head) Robert M Doster John Doe (head-to-head) C H Zemp Frank Rabon E B Barfield Frank Humphries George F Coleman John C West Burd Frank Rector Kirby Dosier Roland Goodale Roy F Mertz
1960	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Lost	20%	Robert Hemphill (head-to-head) T K McDonald J B McGuirt T M Wannamaker J Abe Hilton Andy Hinson Bill Pitts Bill Haynes Edgar Brown E S Hollings Jim Sweet J F Byrnes E Bradley R H Richardson Powell John Doe (head-to-head) J Parker V
1896	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Lost	8787.92%	John McLaurin (head-to-head) George Henry McKee
1894	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Lost	2,45223.07%	John McLaurin (head-to-head) J I Easterling Seymour E Smith S Pope
1854	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Lost	2,48832.56%	John McQueen
1826	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Lost	2,45349.75%	C R Davis (head-to-head)
1823	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Won	1,35043.63%	C R Davis (head-to-head) Elias Earle
1820	U.S. HouseSouth Carolina	Lost	33411.28%	Thomas Mitchell Daniel E Huger

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “J E Wilson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/j-e-wilson. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.