James Auchincloss

U.S. Representative
Born
January 19, 1885
Died
October 2, 1976
Age at death
91
Home state
New Jersey
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1942–1962
11-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Auchincloss1.0M
Opponents723,673
11
Elections run

Between 1942 and 1962, James Auchincloss ran in 11 U.S. House elections, winning all 11. Auchincloss's biggest single-election total was 139,590 votes, in the 1960 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 3. Auchincloss's closest win came in the 1942 U.S. House election in New Jersey's District 3, decided by 6,536 votes.

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How many votes has James Auchincloss received?

James Auchincloss has received 1,040,018 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 11–0.

Election history

James Auchincloss’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1962U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon82,22056.91%Peter J Gannon
1960U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon139,59053.1%Alfred R White
1958U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon98,82656.07%Thomas F Guthrie
1956U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon136,78065.32%Sidney Shiff
1954U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon89,08557.56%Charles F Sullivan (head-to-head)
1952U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon124,29264.39%Karl Zimmermann (head-to-head)
Marvin H Fish
1950U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon79,37462.4%John C Applegate
Frances Leber
1948U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon87,53858.54%Charles F Sullivan (head-to-head)
Sidney Stolberg

Pemberton
1946U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon70,30264.89%Karl Zimmermann (head-to-head)
W Vincent Timberman
1944U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon80,43856.96%Arnold E Ascherfeld
1942U.S. HouseNew JerseyWon51,57353.38%William H Sutphin
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (A000227) and Wikidata (Q1680094). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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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.