James Bates

U.S. House candidate
Born
September 24, 1789
Died
February 25, 1882
Age at death
92
Home state
Maine
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1844–1862
Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bates7,831
Opponents21,656
2
Elections run

Between 1844 and 1862, James Bates ran in 2 U.S. House elections, losing all 2. Bates's biggest single-election total was 7,519 votes, in the 1862 U.S. House election in Maine's District 2.

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How many votes has James Bates received?

James Bates has received 7,831 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

James Bates’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1862U.S. HouseMaineLost7,51942.74%Sidney Perham
1844U.S. HouseMaineLost3122.6%Cullen Sawtelle
Josiah Crosby

Drummond Farnsworth
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q1680014). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James Bates: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-bates. 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.