
James A. Himes
★ U.S. Representative● In office
- Born
- July 5, 1966
- Current age
- 60
- Home state
- Connecticut
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- U.S. Representative, Connecticut (present)
- On the ballot
- 2008–2024
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Himes1.5M
Opponents1.1M
9
Elections run
Between 2008 and 2024, James A. Himes ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. Himes's biggest single-election total was 224,432 votes, in the 2020 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 4. Himes's closest win came in the 2008 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 4, decided by 11,621 votes.
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How many votes has James A. Himes received?
James A. Himes has received 1,478,650 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 200,79161.06% | Michael Goldstein Benjamin Wesley |
| 2022 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 140,26259.41% | Jayme Stevenson |
| 2020 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 224,43262.22% | Jonathan Riddle Brian Merlen Yusheng Peng |
| 2018 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 168,72661.21% | Harry Arora |
| 2016 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 187,81159.9% | John Shaban |
| 2014 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 106,87351.01% | Dan Debicella (head-to-head) |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 175,9292.93% | Steve Obsitnik |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 115,3512.12% | Dan Debicella (head-to-head) |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseConnecticut | Won | 158,47548.37% | Christopher Shays Michael Anthony Carrano Richard Z. Duffee |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (H001047) and Wikidata (Q1689111). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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