James

(name as recorded in the historical source)
U.S. House candidate
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1880–1964
0-5
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
James154,960
Opponents236,903
5
Elections run

Between 1880 and 1964, James ran in 5 U.S. House elections, losing all 5. James's biggest single-election total was 97,537 votes, in the 1964 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 9.

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How many votes has James received?

James has received 154,960 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

James’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1964U.S. HouseTennesseeLost97,53747.23%George Grider
L B Winfield
1962U.S. HouseTennesseeLost54,13249.45%Clifford Davis
Ross Pritchard
1914U.S. HouseTennesseeLost2,1119.81%John Moon
1894U.S. HouseTennesseeLost10%Henry Gibson
John C Hauk

John M Meek

W G Olinger
1880U.S. HouseTennesseeLost1,1794.93%George Dibrell
Case
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james. 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.